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Thokoza

Between Two Worlds: A reflection on identity
Friday
/ 14 February 2025

Between Two Worlds: A reflection on identity

An exhibition of the work of 16 photographers from Thokoza reveals the many parts that make us who we are

By Lesego Chepape
The triumph of Tshepiso Mazibuko: The essence of a generation
Friday
/ 2 August 2024

The triumph of Tshepiso Mazibuko: The essence of a generation

Thokoza-born photographer wins accolades in France by looking inward and telling the stories of South Africa’s born-frees in the townships

By Lesego Chepape
‘We killed it with our doccie’
Friday
/ 15 July 2024

‘We killed it with our doccie’

Youngsters’ film about Thokoza gets an enthusiastic reception at a festival in Portugal

By Tebadi Mmotla
uHambo: 10 years of Soul and Joy
Friday
/ 14 February 2023

uHambo: 10 years of Soul and Joy

A book and exhibition celebrate a decade-long photographic journey for creatives of Thokoza

By Oupa Nkosi
Young South African snapper Sibusiso Bheka graces Amsterdam
Friday
/ 19 October 2022

Young South African snapper Sibusiso Bheka graces Amsterdam

Bheka, who started his career at the Of Soul and Joy programme in Thokoza, was chosen for a residency at the prestigious NOOR photo agency in the Netherlands

By Oupa Nkosi
The Portfolio: Lindokuhle Sobekwa
Friday
/ 22 October 2021

The Portfolio: Lindokuhle Sobekwa

For this Thokoza-born photographer, intimacy is important, no matter where he is positioned

By Lindokuhle Sobekwa
The Portfolio: Tshepiso Mazibuko
Friday
/ 22 January 2021

The Portfolio: Tshepiso Mazibuko

Photographer Tshepiso Mazibuko says she is an artist at heart, and lets her imagination take control

By Vus'umuzi Phakathi
The Portfolio: Nocebo Bucibo
Friday
/ 16 January 2021

The Portfolio: Nocebo Bucibo

Photographer Nocebo Bucibo explores the role of photography in the production of the Thokoza hostels as spaces

By Vus'umuzi Phakathi
Working alone, together: presenting the Wits Young Artist Award 2020 winners
Friday
/ 2 October 2020

Working alone, together: presenting the Wits Young Artist Award 2020 winners

Vick Bester, Pebofatso Mokoena and Jade Palmer, this year’s Wits Young Artist Award winners, each engage with with the particularities of the places where they live, inviting us in to their personal spaces

By Amie Soudien
ACDP volunteer: ‘We’re not playing God but we want to make a real change’
Article
/ 26 May 2016

ACDP volunteer: ‘We’re not playing God but we want to make a real change’

The believers series: This week we hang out with ACDP volunteer Gladys Modise who takes the message of her party to the people.

By Athandiwe Saba
Thokoza: Empty shells linger on boulevard of broken dreams
Article
/ 19 March 2014

Thokoza: Empty shells linger on boulevard of broken dreams

Khumalo Street, straddling Thokoza and its hostels, still bears the far-reaching scars of political violence in the 1990s.

By Kwanele Sosibo
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Article
/ 28 June 2011

For many in Thokoza, ‘it’s still a shitty life’

The brutal fighting between the ANC and the IFP has ended, but other than that the place in Thokoza where Greg Marinovich was shot hasn’t changed.

By Joshua Howat Berger
No image available
Article
/ 14 September 1990

Who are these whites behind the rooidoeke?

United Nations secretary general Perez de Cuellar has expressed serious concern about the role of security force members in the Reef violence.

By Eddie Koch

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