Joburg’s Santarama Miniland ‘hijacked’ for private gain
Daily Maverick | 24.08.2026 06:05
The Hillbrow Tower, Max the Gorilla and Michael Jackson are the sole remnants inside Johannesburg’s iconic Santarama Miniland. Outside, a towering statue of Jan van Riebeeck still stands guard over what was once one of the city’s biggest tourist attractions, built to fund tuberculosis care for the South African National Tuberculosis Association (Santa).
