A love of maps is every true traveler’s secret pleasure. As a correspondent in Africa, years before one could follow a path rendered by MapQuest or Google Earth, I came to love and rely on those ...

Affectionately known as eGoli, or “the city of gold” because of the gold rush in the late 1800s, Johannesburg has evolved to much more than a small mining town. It’s one of South Africa’s largest ...

A recently redeveloped area in downtown Johannesburg, this is where grunge meets art and a bit of South African culture. The name Maboneng means “lights,” a play on its nickname “City of Lights.” It ...

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