JUNE 2016 / FREE! A CAXTON PUBLICATION HISTORICAL FUN AT GOOD FASHIONISTA CELEBRATE BUILDING 312 LUCK BABARR 412 ON A SAFARI 612 YOUTH DAY 1012 www.citybuzz.co.za City Buzz @CityBuzzJHB citybuzzjhb South Africans recently walked ‘IT‘IT ISIS through Johannesburg city in 20,20, WEWE celebration of Constitution Hill’s signifi cant AREARE FREE’FREE’ milestone. SEE PAGE 2 2 • June 2016 CITYBUZZ Con Hill tackles fees CITY REPORTER Ramogale of the Human Rights [email protected] Commission, among others. Wits SRC president Nompendulo With student and youth issues at the Mkatshwa explained why it was so heart of the ongoing Constitutional important to hold an event of this type debate, university leaders and and get the conversation started. “We influential minds from across Gauteng need to understand the Constitution,” made time to gather for a student said Mkatshwa. “What does it actually forum at Constitution Hill. speak of ? Let’s talk about its pros and Student leaders from across Wits cons, let’s properly analyse and get to University campuses, dignitaries the roots of the Constitution in order and invited guests launched the first for us, as the youth, to advance our #IamConstitution student panel plight – we need to understand the discussion to exchange thoughts and Constitution.” ideas around current social challenges What was most important for the for students in South Africa within Wits students to understand, was the context of the 20th anniversary of the right to equal and adequate South Africa’s Constitution. education as they continue their The students were given the chance fight for tertiary education fees to to engage with some of the most fall and therefore afford all people for 20 years’ influential personalities in South the right to equal opportunities to Africa which included struggle icon Dr study in South Africa – one of the ‘Walking Mathews Phosa and Ruby Ichikowitz, main reasons for the #FeesMustFall CITY REPORTER #IamConstitution is a national South Africa. student director of The Ichikowitz protests that have taken place across [email protected] campaign aimed at promoting the In partnership with the Foundation, Family Foundation, as well as Tshidiso the country. values and benefits of the Constitution Constitution Hill offers citizens a Thousands of people from across among all South Africans and distinct opportunity to engage with South Africa took a long, celebratory heritage and democracy with the walk in the Joburg CBD in support This walk is the dynamic #IamConstitution national of the #IamConstitution campaign campaign which truly celebrates all and Constitution Hill’s We, The People third walk held that has been achieved with the 20th Walk which celebrated 20 years of the in celebration of anniversary of the South African Constitution. Constitution. Constitution Hill partnered, the Constitution This particular walk was the third- once again, with The Ichikowitz and what it ever walk held in celebration of the Family Foundation to bring the Constitution and all that it stands for. #IamConstitution campaign to life in stands for The walk comprised art, music, an eight-kilometre march which took dance, poetry, as well as a kiddies COLLABORATION: Wits SRC member, Tami Pooe; student director of The place around the city and ended at encourages the nation to read, live walk and many more activities for the Ichikowitz Family Foundation, Ruby Ichikowitz; and former ANC premier the finish line in Constitution Square. and embrace the Constitution of young and old to take part in. Dr Mathews Phosa. Random Acts of Kindness campaign seeks to help those in need of good fortune RACINE EDWARDES some good fortune. million people performing more acts [email protected] It was initiated to remind people of random kindness in their day-to- that every single person has the ability, day life through their distribution of If you travel on the M1 or frequent and ultimately, the responsibility to money-filled ARKs and even in their Montecasino, chances are that you’ve make the world a better place through own capacity. The campaign also aims seen the Acts of Random Kindness positive actions, basically through to manifest a positive mentality in the (ARK) campaign money banks – and goodness and kindness. country because Change Our World City Buzz is going to tell you what to do City Property, the property For Good believes that positive action with them. management company with more creates positive energy. Celebrities The ARK campaign was initiated than 70 buildings in Johannesburg, including comedian, John Vlismas, by Change Our World For Good, an got on board with the campaign late have also come on board with the organisation that aims to get the ‘haves’ last year, increasing their contribution campaign to help spread the positivity. of the country to contribute towards by not only getting their staff to hand Help makes South Africa a better better lives for the ‘have-nots’. out more than 10 000 ARKs, but also place for all by helping the cause, The ARK campaign’s money banks adding an e’Pap breakfast sachet to the connecting with Change Our World have been freely available at various package so that the public could give For Good and City Property, and venues in the city and the public is it to someone who needs their tummy sharing your stories of random invited to take one – or more – then filled. kindness. fill it up with change and give it to The property management Details: www.changeourworldforgood. IN NUMBERS: Change Our World For Good and City Property spread someone who you feel is in need of company has set a goal to have one com; #COWFG of Twitter positive energy through the ARK campaign. CITYBUZZ June 2016 • 3 Books and all, from wall to wall RACINE EDWARDES [email protected] There are books and more from wall to wall at Collectors Treasury Antiques and Bookshop. This unassuming shop in the Johannesburg CBD may look like any other on the street, but inside its walls it holds many hidden treasures. Run by brothers, Geoff and Jonathan Klass, this establishment has called the city its home for more than 40 years. The store, which was founded in 1974, has survived in the very same building since it was opened and is now home to more than one million VINYL COLLECTION: Collectors Treasury has a vinyl collection of more items. than 500 000. The store is the largest used and rare bookshop in Africa and away.” their roots lie,” said Jeff. “They now, the southern hemisphere, which Gaining the items that form part instead of thinking that everything is obvious by looking at the grand of their sizeable collection of books, is on a cloud out there, look for the eight-storey building that is filled vinyl records and antiques from a hard copy, so they buy books instead top to bottom and wall to wall with number of sources, it was not a very of electronic downloads.” books, records, paintings, antiques difficult task to get the store to the The store is a bookworm’s dream, and more books. state of grandeur that it is today, and a hoarder’s paradise and it offers the “The best part of running the store now it banks on the success of the widest range of genres, titles, authors is preserving culture,” Jeff explained trendy Maboneng Precinct less than and even original leather-back books why the brothers started the fruitful one kilometre away. that are no longer in publication today. business. “Particularly now we get a lot Visit the store for a great read and “What we do is try to preserve more [traffic into the store] because the possibility of getting lost in a book the things that document human of Maboneng and because there’s or even in the store itself. civilisation, in one form or another a buzz, but I also think that young Details: 011 334 6556; – things that are often thrown people have suddenly realised where [email protected] THE VIEW: From the top fl oors of the heritage site, the iconic dome of the Stuttafords building and the entire city can be seen. New life for Jozi building RACINE EDWARDES was a central area back at that time,” [email protected] said Johan Scott, project manager at DDT, the company which is converting The history of the Stuttafords clothing the space from a commercial building to store runs much deeper into the more than 120 residential apartments. Johannesburg CBD than most people Since its rebuild in 1923, the building would realise, and City Buzz will tell you has been considered a Johannesburg all about it. heritage site and the great history of Stuttafords, found in a number of the structure is kept not only in the malls around South Africa, came hearts of the people who frequented BROTHERS: Jonathan and Goeff Klass own and run the special bookstore. to be one of the country’sntry’s it bbutut iin its architecture. most popular clothingng BBefore the successful outlets in 1893 and pproperty development was situated on the The and multipurpose corner of what is now historical property management Get to know the art around Johannesburg Pritchard and Rissik company, Afhco, streets. In the early building will bought the building in RACINE EDWARDES judgement on some of the country’s He later became the first 1900s, the Stuttafords live on 2007, it stood unused [email protected] most prominent cases to date. magistrate in the City of building collapsed after in the city for more In 2010, Jackie Selebi, the Johannesburg and, following his a dynamite storage areaa ththan 10 years.