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On the face of it: South African photographer Pieter Hugo’s pictures Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 2015 (Pieter Hugo)

Pieter Hugo’s tragic beauty pushes the button of mortality

The photographer’s ambitious new exhibition What the Light Falls On is a free-ranging meditation on life

Danger: People with albinism march through Jinja, Uganda, against attacks on them. Photo: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP

No justice in Zambia for survivors of attacks against people with albinism

Human rights activists are concerned that the economic depression from Covid-19 and the growing cost-of-living crisis has led to an increased willingness to engage in such attacks

A new play highlights the reality of living with albinism, poverty, and prejudice in South Africa

After years of nurturing, mentorship, and collaboration between legends of South African theatre and two young actors, the Baxter Theatre brings Imbilini… My Friend! to matinee…

Thando: Yolanda Y’awa’s Luvuthando Dolls have different skin colours and characters, and they’re stylish too. (David Harrison/M&G)

A journey of colour through dolls

Yolanda Y’awa was bullied because of her dark skin – now she makes dolls in a range of tones

‘Covid-19 to deepen inequalities in education’ — report

A report from Unesco highlights a lack of access to online learning: only 12% of learners in sub-Saharan Africa can connect to the internet at home

Graphic: John McCann/M&G

A beauty revolution emerges

Stereotypes and idealised images of what constitutes the perfect woman are being challenged

There are only four images in Tatenda Chidora’s photographs of Zamo Ndhlazi. Over four years, the process has evolved into a true collaboration between the two.Photo: Tatenda Chidora and Zamo Ndhlazi.

Who does popular representations of albinism serve?

Artists’ stated motives do not always tie neatly in with the perceptions and feelings of those being portrayed.

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Scapegoat for a desperate community

In 2012, Rowan du Preez was kidnapped and necklaced, dying later in hospital. Police said his last words implicated a local social justice activist

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has shown that it is possible to be a legend no matter how small your area of influence is.

The killing of people with albinism is driven by myth and international inaction

An upcoming UN meeting on witchcraft and human rights is to focus on the rising attacks on Albinos and the trade of body parts in sub-Saharan African

A girl living with albinism has her eyes tested. A new regional plan by the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights calls for the affordable provision of eye care and sunscreen to people living with the condition.

Waiting to disappear: The danger of being too pale

Ikponwosa Ero went from a child who felt different to the United Nations’ first independent expert on albinism.

The Tanzania Albinism Collective

“My parents abandoned me, because I look the way I do. They said I’m not their child”

Supportive: Schools must recognise that ‘no one is disabled: all persons are abled differently’.

People living with disabilities forced into marriage and sexual violence

A new report uncovers the sad stories of Tanzanians with albinism and disabilities.

Caverson Maliko fears for the safety of his grandson Chipililo Maiden

​Bones of gold: ‘You never know when someone will kidnap you’

Dangerous myths persist about people living with albinism, but a community in Malawi has had enough.

Bones of Gold: Report reveals how people with albinism are abducted and killed for their body parts

A report by Amnesty International reveals the horror of living with albinism in Malawi where this population is believed to bring immeasurable wealth.

South Africa’s first working albino model Refilwe Modiselle is at once embraced and rejected by the accolade.

Cousin Willie: Still beyond the pale as a loveable rogue

Saying thanks to the mourners is a special task.