Conserved and safeguarded
The first South African Art Gallery was established in 1895 in Cape Town. Well over 100 bequeathed works in the… Read More
Conserved and safeguarded
The Highest Bid
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)
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
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
In 2010, South Africa became only the second country in the world to have hosted three major World Cups. The… Read More
Read and write
Between 2007 and 2015 adult literacy rates in South Africa increased by 5.7%, from 88.7% to 94.4%. In 2015, the… Read More