South Africa
Πορτρέτα της Συμμορίας Φυλακών «The Number» που Κάνουν Τατουάζ με Χορδή Κιθάρας
Ο φωτογράφος Luke Daniel απέκτησε πρόσβαση στους The Number, τη διαβόητη συμμορία φυλακισμένων, που εφαρμόζει τους κανόνες της με την απειλή του σοδομισμού.
Τα Παράνομα Ορυχεία Χρυσού στη Νότια Αφρική
Κάθε μέρα εκατοντάδες άνθρωποι διακινδυνεύουν τη ζωή τους ώστε να ανακαλύψουν τον παράνομο χρυσό της χώρας.
Η Λεπτή Ισορροπία Ανάμεσα στο Χάος και την Ηρεμία στη Νότια Αφρική
Η Jobi Bieber έχει περάσει τα τελευταία 20 χρόνια φωτογραφίζοντας μερικές από τις πιο σκοτεινές γωνιές της χώρας.
Μαστουρώνοντας με τα Φάρμακα για τον HIV
Ο Ηamilton Morris ταξιδεύει μέχρι τη Νότια Αφρική για να ερευνήσει πως ένα αντιρετροϊκό φάρμακο μπορεί να αποτελέσει μέρος ενός επικίνδυνου κοκτέιλ ναρκωτικών.
Εξοικειώνοντας τη Ρατσιστική Νότια Αφρική με την Punk Κουλτούρα
Η μάχη με την πολιτισμική ανισότητα και τον κοινωνικό αποκλεισμό.
The Most Racist Comments About Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela lived as a symbol of the struggle for racial equality, and dedicated his existence to fighting for a more just world. His death has brought up all the old issues that surrounded the South African apartheid system.
I Started a Punk Zine in Racist Rural South Africa
As a teenager, I felt that I—a poor, English-speaking white South African—had absolutely no voice in my province, which was paradoxically named the Free State. Which is probably why I soon became fascinated with the British and American punks from a...
Cruising the Meth-Riddled Murder Dens of Cape Town
The first thing I notice about Lavender Hill is how the cops drive in convoys and everyone holds their Glocks close. My brother, a South African Police Service cop who visited Rwanda after the genocide, calls Lavender Hill the worst place on Earth.
A Convicted South African Terrorist Discusses the Future of His Country
Two decades after the apartheid, South Africa is still one of the most unequal societies. The ANC continues to be mired in corruption and cronyism, and the country’s unifier, Nelson Mandela, continues to be in poor health. Christie spoke with me about...
Interviewing South African Rape Victims Isn't Easy When You're Disfigured
Late last year, I spent a week in South Africa's townships researching the jolly topic of masculinity and child rape for an article. Being my first foreign assignment, I was expecting a bit of a rough ride into an unknown territory and the horribly...
What Was the South African Military Doing in the Central African Republic?
There is much speculation over why South African President Jacob Zuma deployed his forces to support the Central Africa Republic's clearly failing, dictatorial government. The most popular theory is that both the ANC and its members have private...
When Will South African Police Stop Dragging People from Their Vans?
This week, South African police attached a man to a van and dragged him for nearly 500 yards. The man was found dead a few hours later in a police cell. While it's clearly an atrocious, shocking story, extreme police violence has become a regular...