Literary District

Promote access to books and libraries. The Literary District’s goal is to help improve experience and perception of the city by creating a literary district in a walkable swath of downtown Johannesburg, to highlight the city’s reading culture, past and present. They want to improve coordination and communication among writers, booksellers, libraries, schools and publishers, and to […]

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RISSIK STREET POST OFFICE

The Rissik Street Post Office was built in 1897 by President Paul Kruger’s architect Sytze Wierda. At the time, it was the tallest building in Johannesburg. In 1978, the Post Office became a national monument. It operated until 1996 when the South African Post Office vacated the building. The monument was gutted by a fire

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