GUEST ESSAY: A field of dreams — and the quiet making of Johannesburg as ‘education town’

2026-01-27 - 20:51

Many people will never visit Johannesburg’s inner city. For them, the viral clips will continue to stand in for reality. But if you choose to look again – if you walk this precinct, feel the paving underfoot, hear the water, see students moving between buildings, glimpse a soccer game in progress – another city comes into focus.