Articles for Barry Christianson
St Lucia fishers take government to court
Celempilo Mduli was shot dead by rangers while fishing at night. Five years later, his family is still seeking answers.
Feature | 14 January 2026
Weaving mats for survival in rural KwaZulu-Natal
The Zikhali family have always made traditional mats, but hope their youngest daughter will have other options
Photo Essay | 7 January 2026
In photos: St Lucia’s hippo celebrities
While tourists take excursions to see them on the lake, these semi-aquatic mammals wander into town every night
Photo Essay | 3 December 2025
In photos: The turtle trackers of Sodwana Bay
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park’s turtle monitoring programme runs from October to April, monitoring the nesting season of these reptiles
Photo Essay | 29 November 2025
In photos: How fishers live on the Olifants River
The Ebenhaeser community hope to be at the centre of South African mullet fishing
Photo Essay | 10 November 2025
Video: Kalahari project gives people back their sight
Removing cataracts is easy and inexpensive. Yet in some parts of South Africa thousands of people are waiting for surgery.
By Julie Bourdin and Barry Christianson
Video | 6 September 2023
“In Camps Bay there’s lots of space – leave our beaches alone”
Capetonians speak out against development of Maiden’s Cove
Photo Essay | 25 September 2018
How Bo-Kaap’s rising property prices are threatening a community
But many of the neighbourhood’s cash-poor, asset-rich homeowners are resisting the temptation to sell
Text by Aidan Jones. Photos by Barry Christianson.
Feature | 9 July 2018
Battle for Bo-Kaap’s future
Residents are protesting against gentrification but a heritage consultant is sceptical of “nostalgia of an imagined past”
Text by Aidan Jones. Photos by Barry Christianson.
Feature | 26 June 2018