PICTURE ESSAY: ‘If he was a rat, I would have poisoned him’

Phando Jikelo|Published

In a desperate measure to ensure that her drug-addict son stays out of trouble, Buyiswa Manono, 39, a mother from Brown’s Farm, near Philippi, has chained up her ...

PICTURE ESSAY: How Cape Flats children are coping with lockdown

Phando Jikelo|Published

For some, the period is like school holidays, but without a safe place to play or go, and many face hunger each day

PICTURE ESSAY: Blind gogo’s struggle for a proper house

Phando Jikelo|Published

As a blind person, Virrooi gets worried if you are there, for good reason. This is because some people have allegedly stolen her belongings.

Visually impaired Mirtle's dream to own her own house finally comes true

Phando Jikelo|Published

Her life has not been easy. She worked on a farm but had to leave when she lost her sight – a result of continual physical abuse by a partner.

Branded a 'dirty monkey', girl, 10, fears being killed for muti

Phando Jikelo|Published

The Grade 5 learner was rejected by her father when she was born 10 years ago because of her albinism, according to her family.

PICTURE ESSAY: Six-year-old not letting osteoporosis defeat her

Phando Jikelo|Published

Kuhle cannot use her wheelchair because the alleys in the wetlands informal settlement are narrow and gravel-strewn.