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Clearwater Mall Turns the Clock Back for Old-Fashioned School Holiday Fun

Oh Happy Days mini sports and games fun runs at the mall’s Rochester Court from 27 June to 11 July
Clearwater Mall is taking this winter’s school holidays back to basics with Oh Happy Days, a mini sports and games activation built around bowling, basketball, board games and good old-fashioned play rather than screens.

Running from 27 June to 11 July 2026 at Rochester Court on the mall’s upper level, the activation offers mini ten-pin bowling, mini basketball hoops, a giant noughts and crosses board and a family boardgame corner, alongside a craft station and more for children and their families to enjoy together.

Oh Happy Days gives children the chance to move, play and compete just for fun. Clearwater Mall wanted this year’s Winter school break to feel like a throwback, the kind of holiday many parents will remember from their own childhoods.

“We wanted to create something different to the usual school holiday workshop,” says Prianka Singh Rodgers, Marketing Manager at Clearwater Mall. “With this range of activities running every day for two weeks, families do not need a special occasion to come along. Oh Happy Days can become a regular part of the school holidays to do list, somewhere parents can bring the kids back to more than once.”

Oh Happy Days runs Monday to Saturday from 11am to 7pm and Sunday from 11am to 4pm, for the full two-week school holiday period. Slots cost R50 and can be booked via Webtickets.

For a nostalgic, low-cost way to fill the school holidays, Clearwater Mall’s Rochester Court is worth a visit this winter.

QUICK FACTS

Event: Oh Happy Days Kiddies Activities
Dates: 27 June to 11 July 2026
Times: Monday to Saturday, 11am to 7pm. Sunday, 11am to 4pm
Venue: Rochester Court, upper level, Clearwater Mall
Price: R50 per slot
Bookings: via Webtickets

https://clearwatermall.co.za/

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The Wilds: Rebirth

The “rebirth” of The Wilds is one of the most heartening community success stories in modern Johannesburg history. It was spearheaded by local artist James Delaney and a dedicated group of volunteers starting around 2013. Delaney began by simply clearing dead wood and trimming overgrown paths on his own, but the project soon evolved into a massive public-private partnership. The most iconic addition to the park during this revival was the installation of over 100 laser-cut steel sculptures of animals. These brightly colored owls, giraffes, antelopes, and monkeys are perched in the trees and tucked behind rocks, turning a walk through the reserve into a scavenger hunt for “industrial wildlife.”

Today, The Wilds is a thriving, safe, and dog-friendly space that hosts yoga classes, art exhibitions, and thousands of visitors every weekend. It has become a symbol of “active citizenship”—the idea that the residents of Johannesburg don’t have to wait for the government to fix their city; they can take ownership of their own neighborhoods. The park is also a critical ecological corridor; in a city that is increasingly paved over, The Wilds provides a habitat for indigenous birdlife and insects that would otherwise struggle to survive in the “concrete jungle.”