Tag: Johannesburg

Rasty – A Profile of One of Johannesburg’s Graffiti Artists

August 23, 2013

Rasty is one of Johannesburg’s established graffiti artists. He talks about what got him into this art form and the future it has in Johannesburg with Andrew Meloney, who captured this interview using iPod Touch

Johannesburg’s Emerging Graffiti Culture

August 22, 2013

Graffiti as a form of urban regeneration? What…well, Johannesburg does things differently. “The city realizes that (graffiti) is a part of the city and that it needs to be incorporated in some way,” Rasty, one

Openly gay Asanda Madosi smokes a cigarette in between classes at the University of Witwatersrand.

Gay and Lesbian South Africans Fight for Cultural Acceptance

August 22, 2013

Asanda Madosi was 21 years old when he told his mother he was gay. “My mother saw pictures of me in makeup and called me to tell me that we needed to talk,” said Madosi.

Collen Tshazi has lived most of his life in Kliptown where he now works with KYP to educate the young Kliptown residents.

Youth Program Lifts Up Community

August 16, 2013

Like many recent college graduates Collen Tshazi returned home after earning his degree. Unlike most young twenty-somethings it wasn’t the comforts of home or the need to save money that brought Tshazi back to where

Winter Worship on the Koppies

August 16, 2013

[vimeo 72364615] African Independent Churches use the Melville Koppies Reserve for their Sunday services and combine African traditions with Christianity. Dozens attend services on this ridge each weekend to worship Christ in their community. Written, produced,

Johannesburg: Rosebank Craft Market

July 24, 2011

https://vimeo.com/26730519 w=540 h=398] The Rosebank Craft Market in Johannesburg is in a hectic, colorful and souvenir-packed retail space in the Mall of Rosebank. The Craft Market has many interesting curios, pieces of art and tourist