We have reached the final stretch of 2023. To celebrate the arrival of the festive season, LocalPlaces presents enthralling stories and tours – for both Cape Town and Johannesburg. New newsletter format Welcome to our new newsletter format, which we will publish monthly as a blog and share with our readers here on Whatsapp, …
‘Betta’ ‘Betta’ is the colloquial South African way of saying ‘better’. It is also the theme for a new series of blog posts by Gerald Garner of LocalPlaces – JoburgPlaces & IkapaPlaces, inspired by the Springbok Rugby World Cup victory of October 2023 and what it means for South Africa. We are stronger together, …
Empty supermarket shelves in Kloof Street is but a side effect of the ongoing taxi strike in Cape Town – picture taken on Wednesday 9 August 2023. Mr Geordin Hill-Lewis Executive Mayor, City of Cape Town Dear Mr Mayor, AN OPEN LETTER: CAPE TOWN DESERVES BETTER PUBLIC TRANSPORT I am exhausted. I am usually an …
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At LocalPlaces, we tell the history of both cities we operate in: Johannesburg & Cape Town. In the firs series of blog posts, we will be unpacking the history of Johannesburg – a city that has been rebuilt 7 times in its short history! This is the story that we tell as background to all …