In this piece, journalist Lucille Davie evaluates Johannesburg’s development by contrasting her 2015 Saturday Star column with an update from 2026. The original article captures an era of civic optimism and emerging creative districts. A decade later, the trajectory has shifted significantly.
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It is appropriate to begin with a declaration of interest: I contributed a chapter on Prynnsberg and supported the publication of this book. That proximity, however, also allows for a fuller appreciation of both its achievements and its limitations.
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Adriaan von Geusau was from a German Baronial family. He was a large man with a trimmed goatee beard and practised as an attorney in Heidelberg. After the 2nd Anglo Boer War he became Mayor and assisted in the town’s public life for many years. Von Geusau died in 1944, aged 77 years and is buried next to his wife, Catharina (1862-1931), in the Heidelberg Kloof Cemetery.