Umamawothando means Mother of Love, a name given to philanthropist and socialite, Liselotte Hardebeck, by those she helped during the apartheid days. It was also the name she gave to the trust she set up to help disadvantaged post-graduate students. She requested that on her death the contents of her home be placed on auction in order to benefit the trust. Furniture, jewellery and silver were auctioned by Strauss & Co in Cape Town in October. The residual contents of the Hardebeck home will be auctioned on a dedicated online sale from November 9–14.
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