Joburg’s crumbling infrastructure highlights how public-private partnerships and individual ingenuity keep the city moving.

The painting was made, at the latest, in 1835, which is when the San left the area. But it could be much older as the San have inhabited the area for thousands of years.

A painting by South African artist Marlene Dumas has sold for $13.6 million at auction, setting a new record for a living female artist. “Miss January” is Dumas’ “magnum opus” and stands ...