A team led by Professor Lee Berger, a renowned palaeoanthropologist from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (aka Wits University) has described and named a new species of hominid, Australopithecus sediba, almost two million years old, which was discovered in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, 40 kilometres out of Johannesburg, South Africa.   “Sediba, [...]

Adi – adrian@fiftytwo.co.za  compiles a weekly newsletter that focuses on a  Joburg event for the week.  He’s had some great write-ups. This is newsletter 6
FiftyTwo:6  This week’s pick: Codfather Village Outdoor Event Genre: Social culinary experience What: On the 27 March an all day social do will take place at the Codfather Village. A morning [...]

WORLD CUP Base Camps and Group Games

Grp

Team

Base Camps
In Gauteng &  Rustenburg Area  In  Johannesburg

Group matches in Gauteng & Rustenburg  (EP = Ellis Park; SC = Soccer City)

Rest of group matches

D

Australia

Klooftzicht, Cradle

Rust.

Dbn; Nels

C

Algeria

Zimbali Lodge KZN

Pta

Pol; CT

B

Argentina

High performance Centre, Pretoria

EP; SC

Pol;

G

Brazil

Fairway, Randburg

SC; [...]

FNB DANCE UMBRELLA 2010 presented by First National Bank in association with the National Arts Council and The Market Theatre, runs from 27 February to 14 March 2010 with performances at various Johannesburg theatres:

 the Wits Theatre complex in Braamfontein
the UJ Centre for the Arts in Auckland Park
The Dance Factory
The Market Theatre Main Theatre and [...]

Fordsburg is the place to go for really good Indian food.  Fordsburg is close to the city centre and is a great place to eat if you are going to a show at the Market Theatre. While it is predominantly an Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani area, there has been a recent increase on Eastern, Middle [...]

With the urban renewal that has taken place in Joburg over the last 10 years, there are an increasing number of really interesting and good quality eateries that have opened up. So venture ’south of the ridge’ and explore Braamfontein, Newtown and the inner city itself. You will be more than pleasantly surprised.  See  Barbara Ludman’s [...]

My favourites are Art Africa for clever, creative contemporary items and Kim Sacks Gallery for contemporary porcelain and pottery and finely crafted more traditional objects :
Art Africa 62 Tyrone Avenue, Parkview 011 486 2052 Mondays to Fridays 9am to 6pm Saturdays 9am-4pm
Vibrant colour and extensive use of recycled materials, there are lots of funky [...]

The following information comes directly from www.joburg.org.za
The official FIFA-endorsed World Cup fan park has been earmarked for Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, but Joburg has identified a spot in the north and one in the south for similar ventures.  
For those football fans who may not have tickets to watch 2010 FIFA World Cup matches, [...]

My favourite of all is Boekehuis:
Boekehuis, corner Lothbury Road and Fawley Avenue, Auckland Park, 011 482 3609, Mondays to Saturdays 9am-6pm    In addition to its wide range of Afrikaans books, the discerning reader can find books which cover topics from cultural studies to history to literature, and much more besides.  Boekehuis is also a [...]

Johannesburg has wild life parks on its doorstep: Pilanesberg Game Reserve a two hour drive away – has the Big Five and although the Rhino and Lion Park is much more restricted and on a way smaller scale, it does provide an interesting introduction to Africa’s wild life species.  Given this, the Johannesburg Zoo is still a good option [...]