A man living living on the streets in Johannesburg holding the nyaope (opiod) drug ready to smoke.
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In 2013 stories emerged of gangs stealing plasma TV screens to use to make street drugs. It’s a myth, but it tells us something about South Africa’s social anxieties.
Zenzo Msomi as Sipho (front) and Ngcebo Cele as Andile in Ulwembu.
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With the community, the group of theatre-makers and academics created a play that could also serve as a policy brief on what’s missing from the battle to reduce drug use in Durban.
Young people using the infamous ‘nyaope’ drug in Johannesburg.
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