Sunday Times

DAVID WEBSTER HOUSE

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On an unassuming street in Troyeville a striking wall of mosaic celebrates the life of anti-apartheid campaigner David Webster, gunned down here in 1989 by the notorious hitman Ferdi Barnard. Webster’s partner Maggie Friedman worked with the artist Ilsa Pahl to create this exuberant display, helped by the close-knit Troyeville community. “We used an image by Paul Klee as our starting point,” says Pahl. They included hand prints from Webster and Friedman’s children and motifs to signify Webster’s connection to the landscape. Barnard is serving two life terms and more for this and other killings.

13 Eleanor Street, Troyeville ●

 ??  ?? A mosaic of a bowl at the David Webster house.
A mosaic of a bowl at the David Webster house.
 ??  ?? Adapted from ’Secret Johannesbu­rg’ by CL Bell and Lisa Johnston, Jonglez Publishing. R299
Adapted from ’Secret Johannesbu­rg’ by CL Bell and Lisa Johnston, Jonglez Publishing. R299

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