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 […]
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. […]
South African Booksellers Open Up Sales in Defiance of Lockdown
In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 Geoff Klass, works on a computer in his bookstore containing some 2 million books and prints in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Collectors Treasury, a three-storey bookshop owned […]
US journalist turned bookseller enjoys new chapter in South Africa
Read More Griffin Shea in his shop, Bridge Books © Marc Shoul When Griffin Shea first visited downtown Johannesburg as a young journalist, he hardly imagined it as a base for a new business. Back […]
Joburg’s literary history – eNCA
A group of people gather in Johannesburg to learn about the city centre’s literary history. The Johannesburg Literary District tour includes a stop at the Rand Club, the Pedestrian Market and the City Library. Courtesy #DStv403