Hg2's Johannesburg city guide explores boutique hotels and the best restaurants, as well as bars, clubs, shops, sights and spas.
Having long played a beauty and the beast-type role in the worldwide media - sadly known more for its crime rate than its cityscape - Jo'burg is, in fact, a city you should see before you die rather than a city you go to die in. Crime is indeed high - there's no beating around the African bush - but armed with common sense as opposed to AK-47s visitors should feel as safe here as they do in any other major city.