Ian Berry’s photographs of the Sharpeville massacre provided evidence of a crime against humanity.
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Magubane’s photographs testify to the hope that is at the heart of the struggle for a just world.
The Drum journalist was a rare woman in a male-dominated world. Her autobiography has now been published after her death.
Built by Tamil immigrants almost 100 years ago, the temple has survived apartheid and urban decay to remain at the heart of its community.
Given the framework within which removals under the Group Areas Act took place in Cape Town, a social disaster was inevitable.
Despite South Africa’s progressive constitution, LGBTIQ people continue to face discrimination in all social spheres.
Apartheid was to officially end in 1994. So was the fashion of wearing hats as the formalities of business, church and leisure gave way to the informality of urban equality.
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