Albinism

Athenkosi Kwinana creates art that asks people to look again. Her work challenges long-held assumptions about albinism, replacing stereotypes with stories of identity, resilience…

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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