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Fancella Chingombe. Image: Supplied

JAG, including the youth and minus the baggage

Architecture students reimagine the Joburg gallery

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The birth of the braai

When did the braai gain such cultural significance in South African life? Johan Fourie traces the origins and popularity of this favourite pastime

Yasmin Mayat. Picture: supplied

Eight questions for the interested and interesting: Yasmin Mayat

The Joburg architect on park walking, good pillows, and her mum’s ace cooking

JAG. Image by Currency News

JAG catalogue: city says ‘no’ 

The City of Joburg has refused a legal request to release a catalogue of the Joburg Art Gallery’s famed artworks

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Confusion as Joburg readies to move its art collection

A plan to move the city’s valuable art appears at odds with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to fix Joburg’s heritage sites

Joburg Art Gallery.

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

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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, now on tour in South Korea

JAG. Image by Currency News

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