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[City Editor] The people who stare at the city—Lidudumalingani recognises Joburg’s street vendors, our unacknowledged everyday archivists

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021Lidudumalingani1 Comment

The man at the bottom of Johannesburg Road in Highlands North, where Berkswell Road intersects it, punching it from the…

A chronicle of the city’s expansion—photographs from the new book Johannesburg Then and Now

November 5, 2018November 5, 2018The JRBLeave a Comment

The cover image for the November 2018 issue of The JRB is excerpted from the new book Johannesburg Then and…

‘I have always been interested in hidden histories’—Harry Kalmer chats about his award-winning debut English novel, A Thousand Tales of Johannesburg

July 2, 2018July 2, 2018Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

Harry Kalmer won the 2018 Barry Ronge Fiction Prize recently, for his novel A Thousand Tales of Johannesburg. He chatted to…