In this piece, journalist Lucille Davie evaluates Johannesburg’s development by contrasting her 2015 Saturday Star column with an update from 2026. The original article captures an era of civic optimism and emerging creative districts. A decade later, the trajectory has shifted significantly.
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It is appropriate to begin with a declaration of interest: I contributed a chapter on Prynnsberg and supported the publication of this book. That proximity, however, also allows for a fuller appreciation of both its achievements and its limitations. Jackie Kalley, publishing under her Otterley Press
Blue Plaques
Philip Qipu Vundla started his activism working for the African Mineworkers Union and, in 1944, the National Anti-Pass Campaign. Bitterly opposed to to the forced removals from Western Native Township, he served for three years on the NEC of the ANC, but was expelled over the schools boycott. PQ believed education was more vital for liberation than guns. He joined Moral Rearmament and was elected to the Soweto Urban Council in 1968.
