Universities, revive Joburg’s hippest ’hood – Melville – The Mail & Guardian

Universities, revive Joburg’s hippest ’hood – Melville – The Mail & Guardian

Melville, once declared one of the world’s hippest neighbourhoods, is in serious decline. The suburb is an important asset to our academic life and must be restored. I often host students and faculty from universities in Europe and the US. For a long time, Melville was the automatic place for academic visitors, professors and students to visit and stay while passing through Johannesburg. Located next to the University of the Witwatersrand, one o…