National gallery a victim of Iziko structure
A director of Iziko Museums is back at work after winning a labour dispute, but the national gallery is a more serious victim of SA arts bureaucracy.
Iziko Museums
Money rules an art scene left to its own devices
The ANC has asserted itself as a party interested in art. Being a disciplined and hierarchical structure, work has been apportioned by rank.
Groot Constantia comes of age
Now a national heritage, the winery has released a range of wines that recaptures its legacy.
Weavers bowl collectors over
Julia Meintjies Fine Art has launched its Threads of Africa project with an exhibition titled at the Gold of Africa Museum in Cape Town.
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Stolen rhino horns could be deadly, says museum
Two 19th-century rhino horns stolen from a South African museum could be deadly if sold as a popular aphrodisiac because they are drenched in poison, a museum official said on Monday. The ”priceless” horns were snatched from a display at the historic mammal gallery in Cape Town on Saturday evening, said Jatti Bredekamp, chief executive of Iziko Museums.
