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Mesopotamia and illustrate how of a multi-faceted diamond for VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
beer-brewing came to Africa and mining company Anglo
Europe, with excellent reconstru- American. Nearby at No. 17 is Practical Information
ctions of a “gold rush” pub, a the Old Johannesburg Stock Road map E2. Gauteng Province.
traditional Soweto shebeen (see Exchange building. * 7 million. n Park City Transit
p320) and a full-scale brewhouse. At the end of Diagonal Street, Centre, Johannesburg Station,
at the junction of Albertina Crn Rissik and Wolmarans Str,
Sisulu Street, is a delightful 011 028 7743. Open 8am–5pm
statue of anti-apartheid Mon–Fri. _ FNB Dance Umbrella
activists Walter and Albertina (Feb); Standard Bank Joy of Jazz
(Aug); Arts Alive (Sep).
Sisulu. The figures sit opposite ∑ joburgtourism.com
each other holding hands, and
the inscription reads: “Walter Transport
and Albertina Sisulu married in k 20 km (12 miles) E of the city.
1944. Through their enduring £ Park Station cnr Rissik and
love and dedication they Wolmarans sts, Braamfontein.
SAB World of Beer, a museum tour with became parents to the nation.” @ Park Station.
beer (or a non-alcoholic cocktail) included At No. 14, Kwa-Zulu Muti is
a working herbalist shop that
Diagonal Street represents a traditional side of
Between President and Jeppe sts. Africa still very much a part of
This characterful street was first daily life for many South Africans.
established in the mid-1880s by Not all the potions and remedies
Indian and Chinese settlers who are herbal. Its fascinating stock
set up businesses to serve the includes animal skins, horns and
original mining town. Today, the claws, as well as dried bats, frogs
row of Victorian and Edwardian and insects. Visitors can seek
shops with their balconies and advice from a sangoma, a
filigree work still sell fabrics, traditional African healer.
hardware and kitchen utensils.
One of the more interesting = Kwa-Zulu Muti
modern buildings on the street 14 Diagonal St. Tel 011 836 4470.
is the 20-storey building at No. Open 8am–5pm Mon–Fri, 8am–1pm
11, which was built in the shape Sat. Closed Sun, public hols. Traditional African herbal remedies

Johannesburg South African National Museum of Military History,
Johannesburg Zoo, PRETORIA, ROSEBANK & SANDTON
1 Origins Centre
2 Market Theatre Complex EMPIRE ROAD SAM HANCOCK
STREET
3 Museum Africa BRAAM-
4 Oriental Plaza University of the FONTEIN JOUBERT STREET Constitution
Witwatersrand
Hill
5 Diagonal Street MELLE STREET Theatre KOTZE STREET
6 SAB World of Beer Joburg LOVEDAY S T R E E T
JAN SMUTS AVENUE
7 Kwa-Zulu Muti Origins STEIMENTS STREET KLEIN STREET
Centre
8 Standard Bank Art Gallery BERTHA STREE T
9 Main Street Mall J ORISSEN STREET DE KORTE STREET
WOLMARANS STREET
0 Gandhi Square SMIT STREET Joubert
q Carlton Centre & M 1 Nelson Park TWIST ST
Top of Africa Mandela Bridge
w Johannesburg Art Gallery NEWTOWN HARRISON STREET RISSIK STREET Park Johannesburg
Art Gallery
e Constitution Hill QUEEN ELIZABETH DRIVE Station
PLEIN ST.
Market Theatre GWIGWI BREE STREET Ellis Park
CARR STREET Complex MRWEBI STREET JEPPE STREET Stadium
Museum Africa BREE STREET Joomal SIMMONDS STREET MARSHALL-
Mosque VON WIELIGHT ST TROYE ST
PRESIDENT STREET
Diagonal Street TOWN
Oriental
QUEEN STREET
Plaza SAB World ALBERTINA SISULU STREET
of Beer
FORDSBURG AVENUE ROAD Kwa-Zulu Muti COMMISSIONERS STREET Carlton Centre
PINE AVE Main Street Station Gandhi
& Top of Africa
Bus
MAIN REEF RD Mall MARSHALL STREET Square
Johannesburg
Central Police Magistrates’ ANDERSON STREET
Standard Bank
Apartheid Museum, Station Court Art Gallery
0 metres 750 Gold Reef City
BLOEMFONTEIN
0 yards 750
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