Sam Nzima
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It was at The World that he found himself standing alongside one of South Africa’s most towering figures in the press, Percy Qoboza. To serve as deputy to a legend requires a…
Stories that shift us: Mandisa Zitha on what makes a great documentary
As Encounters celebrates its 27th year, director Mandisa Zitha spotlights must-see films and the magic of documentary cinema
OPINION | Our youth have new but old battles to win
During Youth Month led us reflect on ways in which they can be helped to mobilise and become productive citizens
The Portfolio: ‘How photographer Bongani Mnguni saw his death coming’
Lucia Mnguni remembers her husband Bongani Mnguni, who photographed some of South Africa’s most turbulent events
The darkroom process of Black Photo Libraries
A book of photographers with no photographs highlights the ownership battles black lensmen are still battling
Black Photo Libraries: Peter Magubane on the struggle for documentation
Peter Magubane, whose images set him on a collision course with the apartheid government, pays tribute to his colleagues in this foreword to a new book
A portal to empathy: Photographs that change the world
It is important not to look away from visceral pictorial evidence of the suffering of disempowered people
The shifting meanings of that June 16 image
Sam Nzima’s 1976 photograph still resonates with people – for different reasons
A snapshot of Sam Nzima
The photo that made him famous cost him his career and almost his life. His death may bring to life his plans for a school of photography
Ramaphosa, ANC hail veteran photographer Sam Nzima
The veteran photographer who ‘captured the full brutality of apartheid oppression’ died over the weekend
Legendary photographer Sam Nzima has died
Veteran photographer Sam Nzima has died in a Nelspruit hospital.
‘We didn’t burn schools,’ Zuma and 1976 activist tell Youth Day crowd
"Each and every student was hell bent on defending their classrooms. Classrooms were never ever torched," 1976 student leader Dan Montsitsi said.
Photographer says GCIS mum over R20m demand for Madiba image
The state agency allegedly responsible for distributing a picture of Madiba globally says it is seeking an amicable resolution to the matter.
Soweto mall forced to remove statue of slain June 16 hero
Maponya Mall has given in after the family of Mbuyisa Makhubu, who carried a dying Hector Pieterson, demanded profit for using his name.
Hundreds march against use of Mbuyisa Makhubu’s name
The family of Mbuyisa Makhubu, photographed in 1976 carrying a dying Hector Pieterson, wants to stop the "unlawful" use of his name for profits.