The freshness of a week away from the city has been quite staggering and, I’d say, necessary for most of us after what feels like months of relentless slog and grim getting-on.

It’s also helpful when you start really losing perspective on SA – though, arriving back to a powerless, load-shed Joburg is one swift way of reminding you that you’re not on planet holiday anymore...

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