South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim in 2014.
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In his work Abdullah Ibrahim looks to the past to offer a vision of the future.
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South Africa’s defence force has been in decline for some time as its budget has shrunk while its duties have changed.
Community gardens can be a boon for residents.
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Community-centred approaches to urban agriculture have been successful in various parts of the world.
A former gang member in Cape Town, South Africa, shows off his tattoos.
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More than being the social problem they are often made out to be, gangs are an indication of larger problems present in their societies.
A tractor ploughs a field in the Philippi Horticultural Area in Cape Town, South Africa.
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The work done by the campaign before, during and after the drought remains important for the food security of Cape Town
Album artwork for Mount Ninji And Da Nice Time Kid.
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Controversial South African band Die Antwoord illustrates the power relations that make cultural appropriation and blackface so damaging.
A housing project in a Cape Town gang area.
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Hard as it is, some gangsters do leave gangs. A new book, based on a 5-year study, tracks the lives of 24 former gang members.
Graffiti artist Falko Starr finishes a mural in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town.
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It’s been in existence since the 1500s but the Kaaps language, synonymous with Cape Town, has never had a dictionary until now.
Men spoke of how crime in the area affected their everyday lives and how they constantly had to stay safe and out of trouble.
Simone Peters
A more balanced picture of “coloured” mens’ experiences and lives allows society to see beyond negative stereotypes.
South African National Defence Force soldiers in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats, Cape Town.
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Using the military continuously in internal roles for which it is not structured, funded or trained simply speeds up its decline.
Today’s gang violence on the Cape Flats can’t be divorced from Cape Town’s history of forced removals.
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Given the framework within which removals under the Group Areas Act took place in Cape Town, a social disaster was inevitable.
Deploying the army in the Cape Flats constitutes nothing more than simply sticking band aid on a festering wound.
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Successes by the army and police on the Cape Flats will depend entirely on levels of cooperation established on an ad hoc basis.
Shaldene Prins is supported by a policewoman at the funeral of her husband who was killed during gang violence.
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The biggest problem with using the military to fight rime is that soldiers are not trained for law enforcement, but warfare, using maximum force.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the launch of a national anti-gang unit in Cape Town.
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The law aimed at fighting gangs lacks the power to disrupt their activities.
Kewpie at the site of a demolished building after the forced removals from District Six, Cape Town.
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Despite South Africa’s progressive constitution, LGBTIQ people continue to face discrimination in all social spheres.
The All Blacks after beating the Springboks 57-0 in New Zealand on September 16, 2017.
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South Africans supporting visiting New Zealand rugby teams took root in a tumultuous time as an expression of defiance against apartheid.
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While many South African police officers, who were born into poverty, grew to appreciate the job, they want more for their children - careers requiring degrees - and work to provide them.
Building social networks is one of the greatest benefits of urban agriculture.
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Urban farming increases access to healthy foods. And building social networks is one of the greatest benefits of urban agriculture in poor areas.