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05 May
Travel

Setting up a home office that works during load shedding

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5 May 2026
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14 May
Food and Drink

Street art walks in Braamfontein and Maboneng

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14 May 2026
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23 May
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Meet the Joburg makers behind our home goods

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23 May 2026
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A bright compact city flat living area with smart space-saving furniture, shelving and plants
01 Jun
Culture and Business

Small space living: making the most of a city flat

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1 June 2026
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05 May
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Setting up a home office that works during load shedding

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5 May 2026
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Anyone who spends the day at a laptop knows how quickly a poor chair becomes a sore back. We asked three Joburg freelancers what they s...
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A tidy home office desk with laptop, rechargeable desk lamp and power bank, ready for load shedding
05 May
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Setting up a home office that works during load shedding

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5 May 2026
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Anyone who spends the day at a laptop knows how quickly a poor chair becomes a sore back. We asked three Joburg freelancers what they s...
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Colourful street art mural on a Maboneng or Braamfontein building wall with a pedestrian walking past
14 May
Food and Drink

Street art walks in Braamfontein and Maboneng

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14 May 2026
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Johannesburg wears its art on its walls. Walk down Juta Street on a Saturday morning and you will pass murals, paste-ups and window dis...
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A Joburg maker at work in a sunlit workshop, hand-finishing a wooden homeware piece beside shelves of ceramics and woven
23 May
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Meet the Joburg makers behind our home goods

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23 May 2026
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Our home goods this season come from small workshops across Gauteng. Each piece is made by hand, from oak, walnut, glass and felt, and ...
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A bright compact city flat living area with smart space-saving furniture, shelving and plants
01 Jun
Culture and Business

Small space living: making the most of a city flat

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1 June 2026
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Good local design does not have to be loud. The makers on this list keep their shapes simple and their materials honest, using timber, ...
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10 Jun
Lifestyle

Weekend getaways within three hours of Johannesburg

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10 June 2026
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Most Highveld stoeps get harsh afternoon sun and cold winter nights, so plant choice matters. Aloes, spekboom and wild garlic cope well...
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19 Jun
Food and Drink

Independent bookshops worth visiting in Gauteng

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19 June 2026
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Our home goods begin as conversations with makers across Johannesburg. Some work in garages in Maboneng, others share studios in Braamf...
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Hello! I'm Thandi Mokoena

Thandi is the editor at Stoeptalk. She writes about food, travel and the people who make Johannesburg worth living in.
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    Exploring the architecture of Johannesburg’s inner city
    16 July 2026 1 Comment
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    Indigenous plants that thrive on a Highveld stoep
    7 July 2026 1 Comment
  • Cosy independent coffee shop table with flat white and pour-over in Braamfontein, Johannesburg
    Where to find great coffee in Braamfontein
    28 June 2026 1 Comment
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    Independent bookshops worth visiting in Gauteng
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