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Long abandoned gold pits where zama zamas continue to mine informally. <strong>Wake Up, This Is Joburg<\/strong> takes a look at the people \u2013 their private and work lives \u2013 and the extraordinary spaces of the real Joburg.<\/p>\n<p>Exceptional images by photographer Mark Lewis, with stories told by urban planner Tanya Zack \u2026 this is a gritty, creative, compelling look at the Joburg many of us who live here know nothing about! R675 from <a href=\"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-target=\"_blank\">Exclusive Books<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inner city Joburg. Food stands selling vetkoek in taxi ranks. Informal butchers chopping up s\u2019kop \u2013 cow\u2019s heads \u2013 in a disused parking lot. \u00a0 Dozens of people sharing one bedroom. Long abandoned gold pits where zama zamas continue to mine informally. 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