{"id":50377,"date":"2021-04-30T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosebankartandcraft.com\/?p=50377"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:25:03","slug":"what-to-do-this-weekend-a-market-of-surprises-in-rosebank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosebankartandcraft.com\/?p=50377","title":{"rendered":"A market of surprises in Rosebank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Rosebank Art and Craft Market is full of surprises with locals rediscovering the beauty and value of traditional continental works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rosebank African Art and Craft Market manager Jackson Moyo says that more than 40% of its customers and now local, after being 100% reliant on tourists pre-Covid. Picture Hein Kaiser<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a basement full of surprises. The Rosebank Art and Craft<\/a> market is an adventure. Previously trafficked almost exclusively by tourists, the pandemic has not only squeezed traders to turn their sights locally but, according to manager Jackson Moyo, South Africans seem to have also woken up to the incredible stuff created, manufactured and imagined on our continent. And local trade is presently keeping the 114 or so traders afloat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCovid decimated the market, almost instantly,\u201d says Moyo who knows every market trader by name, can explain the origin of every fabric, curio and statuette in the market. His enthusiasm is infectious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut almost every stallholder remains optimistic and only 2% of our traders have shut up shop.\u201d He says that while the market is much quieter than before, there has been a sustained uptick of locals, now exploring continental art and craft. \u201cIt is very encouraging to see trade return to the market and,\u201d he says, \u201cit\u2019s customers that may have never considered visiting before.\u201d This bodes well for business when tourism eventually recovers, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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