Public Art and Newtown

Gandhi Memorial

After a morning collection, travel to Fordsburg, Johannesburg, to visit the Gandhi Memorial outside Hamidia Mosque. The memorial is situated on the exact spot where Mahatma Gandhi led some 3000 followers across all religious groups to burn their pass documents in protest of the Apartheid government. In 2007 artist Usha Seejarim, commissioned by the Sunday Times Heritage Project, marked the spot with a sculpture of a ''potjie'' (a three-legged cast-iron pot) beneath which is placed a wheel, that when spun produces an image of a pass document burning.

Newtown District

Continue on to Newtown and Maboneng where you will have the opportunity to visit studios at The Bus Factory and/or Arts on Main which offer workshop and gallery space for established and up-and-coming African artists. In Newtown, you will also stop at the fascinating Brenda Fassie Memorial. This bronze sculpture is one of 40 memorial art works placed by the Sunday Times around the country to celebrate its 100th birthday, and to promote national identity. The sculpture, by artist Angus Taylor, is a 1.57 metres tall, life-size statue that captures an unusual pose of the top selling pop diva. The ant-apartheid Afropop singer was known to her fans as ''Ma Brr'' and even as the ''Madonna of the Townships''. On the same avenue is the Johnny Walker Pioneering Spirits of Jazz Walk of Fame monument and close-by are the SA Mine Workers sculptures. After exploring the district, enjoy a lunch stop before retuning to your hotel in the later afternoon.