Jewel City

Jewel City is one of downtown Johannesburg’s great urban-renewal stories. Once the fortified heart of South Africa’s diamond and gold trade, this six-block stretch along Fox Street has been reborn as a vibrant, mixed-use precinct linking the buzzing Maboneng arts district to the wider city centre.

Today it brings together apartments, retail, restaurants and cafes, offices and open public spaces along a pedestrian-friendly spine. Once closed off, the precinct is now open, walkable and alive with everyday city life , a fascinating stop for anyone in town for the 702 Walk the Talk.