Mystery reflection

Here's an interesting reflection I spotted on a building in Johannesburg's CBD the other day. It took me a minute to figure out what all the colors were... Can you spot the subliminal advertising? 

More Muti

Here are a few more photos from the Muti shop we visited earlier this week. I wonder what's in the jars?

Muti has occasionally received negative press for allegations of a darker side. There have been cases in recent years where people - particularly children and albinos - have been supposedly killed for their body parts, which some believe will bestow power and success. While I'll admit the shop had a completely different vibe from the Walgreens or Boots pharmacies I'm more familiar with, from what little I saw, muti seems to be more about dried roots and impala horns than anything more sinister.

Muti shop

Muti is a traditional form of medicine in Southern Africa. Many people believe that natural materials such as plants and animal parts hold healing powers and devise treatments and interventions for everything from the flu to an ailing career. We visited a muti shop in the Johannesburg CBD the other day, and the shopkeepers graciously let me take photos to my heart's content. Made for some wild photos, and an interesting afternoon!

Status

I spotted this 'status' sign on the top of a fairly decrepit building in downtown Johannesburg. I haven't the foggiest who or what it refers to, but it's interesting to ponder, isn't it? 

I was on the way to visit Home Affairs to apply for my 'resident status' when I took this photo, so I like to think it's a good sign...