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My son never felt safe and then they shot him dead

On average nearly one person an hour is shot dead in South Africa, experts say. And the lived experience for…

Pumza Fihlani Pumza Fihlani

Teenage actress takes on child marriage in role mirroring real life

The 15-year-old star of a film about a schoolgirl forced to marry an older man is evangelical about her role…

Catherine Heathwood Catherine Heathwood

Olpha Selepe: The woman who became a pop sensation at 65

When Olpha Selepe told her children she wanted to release her own pop song, they pleaded with her not to.…

Ashitha Nagesh, BBC Ashitha Nagesh, BBC