why joburg.com

More importantly you want to see Africa ..... South Africa in particular, and need to visit the city endearingly referred to as Jo'burg.

You need to know more about Johannesburg, but where do you start?

^{The beautiful Orient Hotel in Fordsburg, a suburb of Asian and middle-eastern residents with
numerous interesting eateries and restaurants.}

I've lived here since birth, and as I've explored it more than most, I've created this website that I've based on personal experience, to help you get the most out of your visit to a vibrant, exciting city.

This website is in its infancy, with information being added on an ongoing basis -- so whether you're planning that trip (or just want to learn more about the city), this in time will be the only reference you'll need.

With no commercial interest, this is as good as being shown around by your very own tour guide.

It's not the bland nightmare that uninformed opinions in distant lands might try to, or might well have, convinced you of.

Those innumerable critics, some of whom I'm sure have never set foot here, and others who live here, but all consider themselves experts on 'how little the city has to offer' or 'how dangerous a city it is'!
You know those I'm talking about!

It's unfortunately partly true.

There is crime in certain areas. Levels that are unacceptable in a civilised society.

But ... no distinguishing natural icons to explore.

When living here, it's people that form an integral part of our existence, and outsiders are often quick to comment on how warm the people in this city actually are.

That is because people is all we have, and in a nutshell, the city has nothing to offer but itself!

^{View of the Johannesburg skyline from the grass covered roof of the Apartheid Museum}

It was declared a city only in 1928 (having been 'founded' in September 1886), but the surrounding area has, along with East Africa, the world's longest recorded human activity.

From Astralopithecus africanus inhabitants, the recently discovered Astralopithecus sediba, through Homo sapiens sapiens to Early Stone Age hunter-gatherers and finally Iron Age settlements - they've all been here, done it and earned the 'T' shirt (or should that be leopard skin?)

It's only during the last 100 plus years that the African powerhouse I know as home has been built into Africa's only World City.

Tempted?
You should be!

I'll be adding to this website on an ongoing basis, and intend including everything from Jozi's distant past of ancient history up to what's happening here this week.

Welcome to my home - Johannesburg, Jo'burg, Jozi, Egoli, Joni or Joeys!