Tag: South Africa

We were forcibly displaced to make way for a whites-only suburb

I was born and bred in Sophiatown. It was called Little Harlem.…

Elizabeth Nobathane Elizabeth Nobathane

I had never actually met a female skater before I started Island Gals

I don't know how it would feel like because I've never skated…

Thato Moet Thato Moet

My son never felt safe and then they shot him dead

On average nearly one person an hour is shot dead in South…

Pumza Fihlani Pumza Fihlani

The township kid who took on the gold industry

Here I was, a young attorney. I literally had nothing behind me.…

Charles Abraham Charles Abraham

Mo Farah: Decorated UK Olympic star was trafficked from Djibouti

Sir Mo Farah was brought to the UK illegally as a child…

Ashitha Nagesh Ashitha Nagesh

She ran 104 marathons in 104 days after surviving cancer

A woman who took up running after she lost her left leg…

Sam Cabral Sam Cabral

Bank robber to mayor: Gayton McKenzie pledges to donate 100% of his salary

Former South African convicted criminal, bank robber and gangster turned politician and…

Naa Atswei Deisa Okang Naa Atswei Deisa Okang

My phone went absolutely crazy – DJ Black Coffee after winning Grammy

South African DJ Black Coffee has always decried the pigeon-holing of African…

Shingai Nyoka Shingai Nyoka

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

When Olpha Selepe told her children she wanted to release her own…

Ashitha Nagesh, BBC Ashitha Nagesh, BBC

Mokhudu Machaba: The South African teacher shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize 2020

The schools Mokhudu Machaba, went to is nothing like what South Africa…

Akorfa Searyoh Akorfa Searyoh