The Mail & Guardian | 13.05.2026 20:41
The death of Maria McCloy does not feel real because she existed with such fullness. Some people occupy rooms. Others occupy cities. McCloy belonged to Johannesburg in a way that made it difficult to separate the woman from the place. Her fingerprints are all over its nightlife, its fashion, its music, its media and the fragile ecosystem of culture that has kept this city alive through decades of reinvention.
