Perhaps I read too much into Johannesburg’s lack of life on my return to the city.

It could just be the traditional slowdown as people, having exhausted their financial and physical resources, take a break to get themselves ready for the challenges ahead. But I can’t shake off the feeling that there’s more to it than that, or the unease about what it might say about the year ahead...

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