{"id":160,"date":"2026-05-14T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=160"},"modified":"2026-05-14T08:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:30:00","slug":"street-art-walks-in-braamfontein-and-maboneng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/street-art-walks-in-braamfontein-and-maboneng\/","title":{"rendered":"Street art walks in Braamfontein and Maboneng"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"160\" class=\"elementor elementor-160\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5d46ab5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d46ab5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b800b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"b800b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Johannesburg wears its art on its walls. Walk down Juta Street on a Saturday morning and you will pass murals, paste-ups and window displays by local painters. Our writers spent three weekends mapping the best routes through Braamfontein and Maboneng.<\/p><p><em>Bring comfortable shoes, a bottle of water and a camera. Most of the best pieces sit just off the main roads, so keep your eyes up.<\/em><\/p><h3>Where to start<\/h3><p>Begin at the Wits end of Braamfontein and work your way towards Maboneng. Stop for a coffee on the way, and ask the artists what their work means to them. Most are happy to chat.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d71d9 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_images_gallery\" data-id=\"c8d71d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_images_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-images-gallery photoswipe-images wd-carousel-container\" style=\"--wd-align-items:center; --wd-justify-content:center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel wd-grid\" data-scroll_per_page=\"yes\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:3;--wd-col-md:3;--wd-col-sm:1;--wd-gap-lg:30px;--wd-gap-sm:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/post-3-gallery-1-min.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/post-3-gallery-1-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"post-3-gallery-1-min\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stoeptalk-spice-market-stall-with-colourful-curry-spices-in-cad73.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"2\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stoeptalk-spice-market-stall-with-colourful-curry-spices-in-cad73.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Spice market stall with colourful curry spices in Durban, vertical composition\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stoeptalk-spice-market-stall-with-colourful-curry-spices-in-cad73.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stoeptalk-spice-market-stall-with-colourful-curry-spices-in-cad73-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stoeptalk-spice-market-stall-with-colourful-curry-spices-in-cad73-430x669.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stoeptalk-spice-market-stall-with-colourful-curry-spices-in-cad73-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stoeptalk-lone-road-crossing-the-dry-karoo-landscape-with-ko-dfb37.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"3\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stoeptalk-lone-road-crossing-the-dry-karoo-landscape-with-ko-dfb37.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Lone road crossing the dry Karoo landscape with koppies and a windmill, vertical composition\" 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href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/post-3-gallery-4-min.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"4\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/post-3-gallery-4-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"post-3-gallery-4-min\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-nav-arrows wd-pos-sep wd-hover-1 wd-icon-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-prev wd-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c0893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"84c0893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Plan your walk for the morning, when the light is soft and the streets are quiet. Most routes take about two hours at an easy pace, with plenty of stops for photos, food and a cold drink.<\/p><h3>Getting around safely<\/h3><p>Go in a small group, keep your phone out of sight and stick to the busier streets. Local guides know the area well and can take you to spots that most visitors never see. A small tip goes a long way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5041c3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5041c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94eb511 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94eb511\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939496a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"939496a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-9.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-9-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00057e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"00057e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Thandi Mokoena, Muralist<\/h4><p>Thandi paints large walls across Braamfontein and has done so for eight years. She says the best work starts with the street itself, its people and its stories. Her latest piece covers the side of a old printing works near Juta Street and is easy to find on foot.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e870c8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e870c8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f821762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"f821762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-8.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-8-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86eb352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"86eb352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pieter Venter, Photographer<\/h4><p>Pieter has spent ten years photographing the inner city at dawn. His advice is simple: arrive early, walk slowly and look up. His photo essays for Stoeptalk show Johannesburg in a quiet, honest light that most people only notice when they stop to look.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b677fb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b677fb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d6698 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52d6698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512aaf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"512aaf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wd-blog-4.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wd-blog-4-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae3aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"6ae3aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sipho Dlamini, Tour Guide<\/h4><p>Sipho leads small walking tours through Maboneng every weekend. He knows the artists by name and the history behind each wall. Book ahead, as groups stay small on purpose. He finishes every tour at a local coffee shop, where the conversation carries on.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bf1e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37bf1e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60440c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"60440c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-5.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-5-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb4899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"9fb4899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Naledi Khumalo, Gallery Owner<\/h4><p>Naledi runs a small gallery on a side street in Braamfontein. She focuses on young artists who are new to the city's scene. Drop in on a Friday evening for an opening, and you may leave with something small and affordable to take home.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-efb5ff7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efb5ff7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff9f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_testimonials\" data-id=\"fff9f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_testimonials.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonials testimon-style-standard  color-scheme- testimon-with-rating testimon-align-left wd-carousel-container\" id=\"carousel-6682\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel wd-grid\" data-scroll_per_page=\"yes\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:1;--wd-col-md:1;--wd-col-sm:1;--wd-gap-lg:30px;--wd-gap-sm:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/post-3-testimonials-1-min.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"Stoeptalk has a real feel for the city. The writers walk the streets, talk to the makers and tell the story as it is. I read it every weekend with a coffee on the stoep, and I always find a new place to visit before Monday.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tThandi Mokoena\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLifestyle Editor\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/post-3-testimonials-2-min.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"Stoeptalk has a real feel for the city. The writers walk the streets, talk to the makers and tell the story as it is. I read it every weekend with a coffee on the stoep, and I always find a new place to visit before Monday.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tSipho Dlamini\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLifestyle Editor\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/post-3-testimonials-3-min.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"Stoeptalk has a real feel for the city. The writers walk the streets, talk to the makers and tell the story as it is. I read it every weekend with a coffee on the stoep, and I always find a new place to visit before Monday.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tAnnelie Botha\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLifestyle Editor\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-nav-arrows wd-pos-sep wd-hover-1 wd-icon-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-prev wd-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b976bf8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b976bf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05be6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"05be6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3>Why local stories matter<\/h3><p>Every neighbourhood in Johannesburg has a story worth telling. We send our writers out to meet the people who run the shops, cook the food and paint the walls. Their voices shape how we see the city. Read their profiles, visit their spaces and support their work wherever you can.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2af160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"c2af160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-9.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johannesburg wears its art on its walls. 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