Joburg Art Gallery renovation drama paints a murky picture

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The shoulders of scores of municipal workers hired by the City of Johannesburg to clean up its art gallery visibly dropped as they were turned away from the gates on Monday morning. This after the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) shut its doors when it heard of a second Section 79 oversite visit that morning. In November, the Section 79 community development committee, under which the gallery falls, visited the gallery but was prohibited from conducting a full inspection. They were told it had to have permission to perform an oversite before showing up. Phemelo speaks to DA Shadow MMC for Community Development, Lyrics Mazibuko and Chairman of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, David Fleminger.
27 Jan 5PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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