Under apartheid, the center of Johannesburg was reserved for white South Africans. Many moved out when segregation was abolished and poorer black South Africans moved in. Now real estate developers are returning.
In the Braamfontein and Maboneng neighborhoods of Johannesburg, apartheid is mostly just a distant nightmare. People of all colors flock to the coffee shops and boutiques. Cosmopolitan local markets sell finger food from all over the world.
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