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A plan to move the city’s valuable art appears at odds with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to fix Joburg’s heritage sites…
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The City of Joburg bars political parties and the media from visiting the art gallery. It’s revealing of the city’s attitude towards transparency…
The great Joburg art grift: What goes on tour, stays on tour
The crown jewels of the JAG have spent the past decade on loan, with a massive 145 artworks, from Picasso to Degas and Monet,…
Joburg’s Teflon tannie
Helen Botes is said to be in the running to be municipal manager. Surely the city deserves someone without serious questions swirling around them?…
The death of a neighbourhood wine bar
Jono Hall laments the death of a favourite neighbourhood drinks spot – asking what it means about Joburg and Joburgers…
Nexus of power: The man at the centre of the JAG crisis
New twist in the great Joburg art grift: the man at the heart of the gallery crisis…
The tragic farce of the Dalí in the JAG filing cabinet
You can almost imagine Salvador Dalí striding into the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) and clapping eyes on his much-lauded 1930s work, Aphrodisiac Telephone. The almost…
Joburg’s leadership drought leaves taps dry
Watersplaining. Back-slapping. And stating the obvious. That’s much of the media release coming out of Sunday’s meeting about Joburg’s “water challenges”. Or, as it’s…
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