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Health and hope thrive in a hydroponic garden on a rooftop in Hillbrow (opens the original)
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A lush vegetable garden at the top of a high-rise in inner-city Johannesburg is bringing the buildingâs residents joy and an income. A small hydroponic garden above the 12th floor of a Hillbrow high-rise is making a big difference to the lives of its residents. Set beneath an unruly herd of satellite dishes, the Lake Success Rooftop Food Garden is accessible via narrow stairs and complete with dizzying views over Hillbrow and its iconic Ponte City building. Hydroponics is essentially growing p
Johannesburgâs walls are giant canvases for the cityâs stories (opens the original)
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Local artists and community initiatives are transforming Johannesburgâs public spaces, using street art and installations to showcase the cityâs complex history, daily struggles, and creative spirit. Jozi is the graffiti and mural art capital of Africa. The city has become a premier destination for street art, thanks to its amazing combo of massive industrial canvases, a turbulent political history and active urban renewal projects like the Jozi My Jozi movement. From Newtown, Braamfontein a
Young people are Joziâs new gold (opens the original)
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Student leader Melusi Khumalo sees youth participation as key to Johannesburgâs inner-city revival. âOne day Iâd like to be involved in Âgovernment policymaking,â says Melusi Khumalo (26), head of the student chapter of Jozi My Jozi, an inner-city revitalisation movement. Itâs a refreshing ambition in the context of widespread youth disillusionment with the current government, evident in the low Âregistration number of young voters. âYoung people are the cityâs new gold and we ne
Ntsikelelo Mzibomvu and the fine art of real-time drawing (opens the original)
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The Joburg artist blends visual expressionism with musical alignment or theatrical performance. It takes a certain bold artistry, if not a touch of madness, to arrive at a public event with a blank canvas, draw the event as it unfolds and end up with a finished artwork. Thatâs exactly what Ntsikelelo Mzibomvu does. Part real-time sketching, part performance art, this is his signature storytelling in motion. When Jozi My Jozi held its inaugural Main Street Sundays recently, the road was closed
Learning centre brings digital and tech skills to Hillbrowâs youth (opens the original)
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Netstar is equipping learners in the inner city of Joburg with vital resources for learning more about science, technology, engineering and maths. What if a kid from Hillbrow became the worldâs next great inventor? What if the next Mark Zuckerberg or Sam Altman came out of the inner city of Jozi? These are the possibilities that inspired Netstar, a subsidiary of tech giant Altron, to put in a digital learning centre (DLC) at the BG Alexander Estate in Hillbrow, one of Joziâs toughest âhood
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