The work is now the second most expensive piece by the Italian painter ever to be sold. On Thursday morning in New York, during an old masters auction, Sotheby’s sold Sandro Botticelli’s Man of Sorrows (ca. 1500) for $45.5 million, making it the second most expensive
Curfew lifted with immediate effect. South Africa eased restrictions meant to stop the spread of coronavirus even as the percentage of people testing positive for the disease exceeded 20% for the 19th straight day. The government lifted a curfew that was in place from midnight to 4
Here is a timeline of key dates in Desmond Tutu’s life: 1931 – Desmond Tutu is born in Klerksdorp, a town around 170 km (105 miles) to the west of Johannesburg. 1943 – Tutu’s Methodist family joins the Anglican Church. 1947 – Tutu falls ill with tuberculosis while