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One of the city’s historic sites is on its knees, besieged by those seeking shelter, vandals and criminal opportunists. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BRAAMFONTEIN CEMETERY

Breathing life into Joburg’s dying Brixton cemetery

One of the city’s historic sites is on its knees, besieged by those seeking shelter, vandals and criminal opportunists

  • Luke Feltham
12 min read
Patron saint: Randlord Sir Lionel Phillips and Lady Florence had their portraits painted by Giovanni Boldini. A smaller version of Portrait of Lady Phillips is in the South African National Gallery
ART AMP ASPIRATIONS

The history of collecting art – a timeline

Get rich, buy art, let it sit and accumulate value over time, then charge the public to see it in a nice building.

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
10 min read