Tag: South Africa

Police encouraged me to ‘hunt’ for black people – South African mass killer

A convicted South African murderer who shot dead dozens of black men…

Charlie Northcott Charlie Northcott

Julius Malema – South Africa’s radical agenda-setter leading the EFF into 2024 elections

His speeches at otherwise run-of-the-mill parliament sittings light up social media, the…

Seraphine Akua Dogbey Seraphine Akua Dogbey

I don’t want anyone else to use rags for sanitary pads

Tamara Magwashu was bullied at school as her family was not rich…

 Gem O'Reilly Gem O'Reilly

Janine van Wyk: a life of smashing down barriers in South Africa

Journey that started as her township team’s only white girl has taken…

Humans of Africa Humans of Africa

Thabo Bester: The South African rapist who faked his own death to escape prison

The daring prison break, the celebrity girlfriend and the escape across borders…

Humans of Africa Humans of Africa

The South African choir that performed for Queen Victoria

An unearthed cache of century-old photographs of a South African choir that…

Penny Dale Penny Dale

Long wait for justice over apartheid crimes

Lukhanyo Calata's earliest memory of his father is his funeral. He remembers…

Sumaya Bakhsh Sumaya Bakhsh

Pictures from above: What a bird’s eye view of Africa reveals

For the past 40 years, Edward Burtynsky has photographed the impact of…

Mary Harper Mary Harper

One woman’s forgotten story reveals a dirty truth about Africa’s written histories

Regina Twala was an influential writer and political activist of the 50s…

Joel Cabrita Joel Cabrita

Mining boss: ‘One person doesn’t have all the answers’

Answers usually do not lie with one person. They lie with different…

Mpumi Zikalala Mpumi Zikalala