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Resonating: DJ Matt Hichens does his thing at the One Park listening bar in Cape Town, known for its curated line-up of local DJs and diverse mix of genres. Photo: Charles Leonard

Discovering Cape Town’s eclectic listening bars, where nightlife is redefined

The popularity of two Cape Town listening bars points to the need for more eclectic music spaces

The remnants of Bree Street. (Scott Peter Smith/M&G)

City of Joburg still waiting for Bree explosion to be declared a disaster to get funding

Businesses struggle to survive as progress in the R196m reconstruction of the street remains at a standstill This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get…

The remnants of Bree Street on Thursday morning, following what is believed to have been a gas explosion.  (Scott Peter Smith)

Joburg inner city explosion ‘task is complex’, says city manager

The city has identified three possible causes, but one of them is the most likely source of the blast

Delicious: Thick buttermilk flapjacks with banana, raspberries, salted caramel butter and warm maple butter. Photos: David Harrison

Pretty in Pink at Mulberry & Prince

Behind a pair of iconic pink doors off Cape Town’s Bree Street is a world of warm maple syrup, pancakes and mimosas

The Mapping Worlds exhibition at the Norval Foundation near Cape Town includes Lubaina Himid’s Eyewitness 7.11.06 Kinshasa

The Weekend Guide

For good vibes and an arts fix, don’t miss this

Identity journey: The walls of Cartwright taxi rank in Durban are decorated with graphic artist Resoborg’s Taxi Dance mural. Photo: Matthew Kay

The art of taxi art

The everyday experiences of commuters and the taxi industry are being reflected in public spaces through murals, artworks and dance

Going back to mama’s cooking

A new African take-away is giving time-starved ­suburbanites a chance to recall their past.

The author recalls the Bree Street of his youth

Goodbye Bree Street

Tinyiko Maluleke’s nostalgia takes him back to Bree Street in Johannesburg, which has been renamed to honour ANC struggle stalwart Lilian Ngoyi.

The street is Long, with many a windy turn

Fights are spilling out into the gutters of central Cape Town, but patrons are unfazed – the commotion is driving investors – to Bree Street.