How Joburg set fire to your money
Given the City of Joburg’s cavalier attitude to other people’s money, it’s no wonder it keeps pushing through crippling increases
Mid-century clay, culture and creativity
Strauss & Co showcases Kalahari Studio’s fusion of modernism and South African cultural design in a new exhibition and auction
Still no ‘open door’ policy at Joburg’s JAG
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
Lights out for Joburg: Dada Morero’s big Eskom gamble
For months, electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has been sounding the alarm of an existential crisis for state power provider Eskom: sharply escalating municipal debt.