‘Walk My Jozi’ participants will be shown prominent historic landmarks and the homes of the leading anti-apartheid activists as well as art and cultures from the brightest townships.
‘Walk My Jozi’ was launched as a way to get people to interact with parts of Johannesburg that they would never venture into alone. These areas are hubs of culture and arts, history and heritage. The food is also pretty fantastic.
The ‘Walk My Jozi’ initiative runs from the 19th to the 20th of May and takes place in a number of townships and neighbourhoods. The walks are usually hosted by an artist or organisation based within that area. Their knowledge base about the goings-on around them is vast.
The walks are an incredible way to access new artists, foods and learn a bit of history. The events are completely free but booking is still required for operational purposes. You can see the walks below and find the events listed here.
This year’s walks include:
- Inner City Eastern Gateway: Honing in On Hope with Andrew Lindsay from Spaza Art Gallery
- Diepsloot: #BikesMustRise with Lucky Nkali from Black Bite Productions cc.
- Alexandra: Townships into Towns with Maboneng Township Arts Experience
- Hillbrow: Hillbrow Youth Walks with Outreach Foundation Hillbrow Theatre Project and Johannesburg Heritage Foundation
- Joburg CBD: The Underground Booksellers of Johannesburg with Baeletsi Tsatsi and Griffin Shea from Bridge Books City Central.
- Orlando East & West: Walk Soweto with Notes with Tshidiso Setshongwe from His and Hers – Jams
- Marshalltown and Newtown: City Skate Tour with Ayanda Mnyandu from City Skate Tours
- The Wilds: Walk The Wilds with Delaney Artist
- Orange Grove, Norwood and surrounds: Time Flies and The Spruits of Braam’s Fountain with Myer Taub and Zeno Jacobs,
- Fietas and Sophiatown: Living Landscapes After Forced Removals with Salma Patel from Fietas Museum and Tshepo Letsoalo from Sophiatown the Mix
People who have done the previous tours, absolutely raved about them.
“Walk my Jozi is an awesome concept that needs to be owned by all of us in Jozi -let’s get out there and learn this city!” – Mariapaola McGurk
“What an awesome experience, it was a pleasant walk with knowledgeable guides. I love Jozi Walks!” – Pierré Jordaan
“Great initiative & well organised! Opens ones eyes to the city and the various cultures that reside in it. Definitely going to book my next spot on the next one” – Andrew Kingston
You can find all the info you might need to join one of the walks here. Bookings open on the 18th of April and the get snapped up fast.
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