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Men armed with crude weapons on the outskirts of Ramaphosa in 2008, shortly before they gave chase to several men who appeared to evade the attack by hiding in nearby mine dumps. (James Oatway)
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[BR]OTHER: Xenophobia born of dreams deferred

A new book of images and essays about the Afrophobic violence in South Africa attempts to take the narrative forward

  • Kwanele Sosibo
16 min read
ACHILLE MBEMBE

The Portfolio: [BR]OTHER by James Oatway and Alon Skuy

In their new book, photojournalists Alon Skuy and James Oatway situate their often harrowing images among contextual writing

  • James Oatway
  • Alon Skuy
2 min read
Increased intensity: A nurse in a Covid-19 isolation ward at the George Mukhari hospital gives her patients their meals. Healthworkers say it almost feels as if they’re dealing with a different virus during the second wave. There are far more patients and deaths, and the disease seems more intense. (James Oatway)
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Inside George Mukhari hospital’s second wave

The Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism and James Oatway visited George Mukhari academic hospital to document the second-wave realities experienced by doctors and nurses

  • Bhekisisa Team
  • James Oatway
1 min read
ARTHUR BROWN

Prison exposé wins journalist top award

A television exposé of horrific conditions in South Africa’s prisons has earned Hazel Friedman this year’s prestigious Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award. The national winners…

  • Mail Guardian Online Reporter
  • Sapa Author
  • Sapa Afp
4 min read