Built on mining and avarice, Joburg is a gritty, me-first kind of place. It’s also the friendliest, most creative city on the planet
Words and photos Tess Paterson
It’s late spring in the city of gold. True to its contradictory nature, Joburg has announced the season in a mash-up of charred veld, fading wisteria and braai smoke. In the greening man-made forest, plane trees discard their pollen, a potent brew with all the dust and the bone dry air.