G20 Johannesburg

When art returns, who does it belong to?

As masterpieces by William Kentridge and Pablo Picasso return to Johannesburg, Homecoming becomes less about art on walls and more about who gets to claim it

Lesego Chepape

8 min read

After a year of US funding cuts across global public health, including South Africa’s hard-hit HIV programmes, new realities are settling in. We spoke to Mitchell Warren from the New York HIV advocacy organisation, Avac, to find out what that means for South Africa. Photo: Paul Botes

AVAC

9 FEB 2026

What will HIV funding look like in 2026?

After a year of US funding cuts across global public health, including South Africa’s hard-hit HIV programmes, new realities are settling in

Mia Malan
Tanya Pampalone

9 min read