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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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”

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Feature | 26 June 2018