New frontiers
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According to the latest Global Creativity Index, Australia occupies the top spot for overall economic and social creativity, followed by… Read More
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Conserved and safeguarded
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The first South African Art Gallery was established in 1895 in Cape Town. Well over 100 bequeathed works in the… Read More
The Highest Bid
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The most expensive African painting sold at auction was the ‘Arab Priest’ by the South African artist Irma Stern. It… Read More
Ancient Art(ifact)
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The earliest drawing by a modern human was discovered in Blombos cave near Stilbaai in the Western Cape. The 73… Read More
Hope Amid Change
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According to the South African Institute of Race Relations, the real GDP per capita increased by 33%, from R42 386… Read More
World Cup Hat Trick
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In 2010, South Africa became only the second country in the world to have hosted three major World Cups. The… Read More