Feature
“They say we are assaulting people. We say we are blessing them.”
Part two of a three part series on vigilantism in South Africa
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 25 August 2017
“People call us before they call the police”: a vigilante group’s quest for legitimacy
Part one of a three part series on vigilantism in South Africa
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 22 August 2017
Epileptic, asthmatic and on the streets
All Cassiem Johnson wants is a house
Feature | 21 August 2017
Herding cattle in urban Gauteng for R1,500 a month
Motorists taunt 23-year-old herdsman
Feature | 15 August 2017
What is government doing about Cape Town’s water crisis?
There are a number of projects underway, but it’s not yet clear if it’s enough
Feature | 18 July 2017
Robertson’s dumping ground for farm workers
Councillor threatens GroundUp after we ask questions
By Thembela Ntongana and Ashleigh Furlong
Feature | 10 July 2017
Black Sash and Net1 in war of words
Chaotic event in Ceres highlights problems with social grant system
Feature | 14 June 2017
Man dies in raid by Red Ants
Accusations of theft and assault against eviction squad in Ivory Park
By Andrew Bennie and Moeketsi Monaheng
Feature | 9 June 2017
Sarah Baartman sculptor speaks out against art censorship
“I was trying to understand my own suffering” says Willie Bester, whose work has been covered up at UCT
Feature | 5 June 2017