I think we should be quick to separate writing blogs into the categories “professional writers” and normal folk. missmillib.blogspot.com should actually form into a special category of “award winning professional writers”.

Milli was born and raised in the Eastern Cape, making her one of the many Xhosa’s who are in Gauteng to carve a life out of the city of gold. The notches in her belt include her being a Rhodes Journalism Grad, extensive work in media and fashion, as well as playing her own significant role promoting the arts here in Joburg and South Africa. Her very first job was at McDonalds when she was 16 and the next was as a fashion assistant with no license and car at Cosmopolitan in Cape Town. “It was a great job. Don’t know how I managed without the car and license – many black stylists on that side have similar tales to tell, at least four years ago it was like that lol” Milli says.

After leaving CT for JHB, she wanted to come and work with fashion designers quickly did that, but also ended up working with  musicians doing the pr and marketing. since then been freelancing at various fashion magazines including Elle, Dazed and Confused, Colors, True Love and Marie Claire. She now has a column (slice of life and social commentary) in the Friday section of the Mail and Guardian.

Why we like so much is because  she’s living her dreams and carving this massive place out for herself here in Joburg.

BAM!

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Big props need to be given to JHBLive. These guys have been kicking it from the very beginning. They were the first to answer the question “what is there to do in Joburg tonight?”. Years of answering this exact question, have resulted in JHBLive literally owning current Johannesburg nightlife info. Go check them out and see whether its your scene, they try have something for everyone.

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A facebook group dedicated to helping you find stuff to do on the weekends in Joburg?  Thankfully, they seem to have themselves a great niche focus, and are constantly generating content. There’s nothing worse then when people just put on events for the sake of it, that are so different from one another. Here we have ourselves details on gallery openings, more relaxed and mature cultural events, and shows of a more high-brow nature. Great stuff, all done with a real passion and love for the city.

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Super Sneaky Street Scene is Joburg’s first online fashion blog. What makes it great, is that it isn’t just about street fashion. Chris Wagner runs the site, and his interest and involvement in the fashion industry is evident and widespread. The site is filled with stills from fashion shows around the country and around the world, as well as young fashion-forward Joburg residents caught in the act. So if fashion is your thing, here’s one of the better places to go to get in the loop.

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The financial publication The Economist has recently launched this online platform.

They’ve chosen local bloggers from all walks of life, and asked them to blog about their opinion and love for Johannesburg. The results have been amazing, and moving through the site, you really get an honest opinion of the city. Through all the good and bad, the overall feeling you left with however is one of warm fuzz. It’s great to see a publication of this stature and industry give its readers information like this. Jobusy’s very own Bradley Kirshenbaum has been chosen as one of elite few, and has been coined as “the satirist”.

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Isolation is one of those blogs you keep coming back to. The blog has grown over the years to become one of the most important voices of the underground Johannesburg music scene. The site is managed by top journalists. A must read for anyone interested in what’s going down in the local, and international music scene

Here’s the blog

Although coming out on a national level, this blog is a prime source for all local indi dance news and choons.

Seeing as you online now reading this, you might as well check the product out for yourself.

The Bioscope is Johannesburg’s only independent art house and cultural cinema. The a permanent and exclusive cinema space opened its doors on 8th June, and will show films almost every night of the week, with tickets, popcorn, and all the necessary old classics and films from around the world and our own back yards. This is the real deal people.

In true Jobusy style, its important to also mention the existence of The Good Hope Cinema, and First Wednesday Club at Atlas Studios, so there more out there than Shopping Mall Cinema. Originally operating out of Arts on Main, the cinema is staying in the Maboneng Precinct, as the new permanent venue gets built on the ground floor of Main Street Life. The Bioscope aims to provide “diverse cinema, for a diverse audience”. Already the list of films screened includes UK Documentary Dark Days, German foreign language drama The Lives of Others, and local indi doccie Dont F*** With Me, I Have 51 Brothers and Sisters.

On the site, all listing s of films and events are available, as well as details on how to book seats.

here’s a link to the site