The city has an internationally-respected art and literary environment. But you can also buy dried monkey paws at a busy market, and you can find people who promise to bring back your lost lover or make parts of your body bigger. Some of them will provide this service by mobile phone.
The city can be crazy and hard-edged, but it has an energy that I have rarely seen anywhere else. Here in Johannesburg, anything goes and everyone is welcome. And we like it that way.
Is Johannesburg a world-class city? Maybe not, but its weirdness certainly is.
This is Anita Powell, VOA News, in Johannesburg.
And that’s our program for today. I hope you’ve enjoyed learning about Johannesburg, South Africa.
I’m Christopher Cruise, and that’s “As It Is” from The Voice of America.
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