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Here’s how South African students talk about race and gender

January 15, 2015Culture

College students in South Africa today grew up after apartheid but they still wrestle with big questions about equality. Here they describe the challenges they face even as the country embarks on a more hopeful future.

Trader Nono Dawane greets customers at her shop selling cigarettes and cold drinks, in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township.

South Africa is a ‘less equal place’ now than under apartheid, author says

January 14, 2015Culture

Who is the most powerful woman in your life?

January 13, 2015Development

Women can do anything, says this South African crane operator

January 13, 2015Development

Nobom Ntsuntswana (right) supervises a sewing project at the skills training center where she works in Cape Town.

Despite hardships, this South African woman won’t ‘let the devil steal my joy’

January 12, 2015Development

Nora Suselo (R) and her mother Gladys, domestic workers in Cape Town, South Africa.

South Africa’s tradition of domestic work continues post-apartheid

January 8, 2015Justice

Nora Suselo is a housekeeper. During apartheid, it was practically the only way black women were allowed in urban communities. And it was an important source of income, too. Today, the circumstances have changed by the money is still important.

The Mraqisa family (L to R): father Lindela, son Bukho, daughter Ongeziwe and mother Nosicelo outside their home in Gugulethu Township.

These South African men tackle violence against women — starting with themselves

January 8, 2015Development

At Sonke Gender Justice, men are trying to fight gender violence by working with families, and other men, to change the culture that allows it to happen.

Sheryl Ozinsky, one of the founders of the Oranjezicht City Farm in Cape Town, selling produce at the Saturday market.

‘You can’t be a sissy to live in Africa’

January 8, 2015Development

When Sheryl Ozinsky was attacked at gunpoint in her own home in a rich neighborhood in Cape Town, her whole life changed. Today, she’s running a farm and market day to help people come out of their locked homes and build their community.

Janap Masoet outside her sister Niesa Bosch’s house in Cape Town’s Bo-Kaap neighborhood.

In a beautiful part of Cape Town, these sisters still miss a home apartheid took away

January 8, 2015Justice

These sisters were classified as “Coloured” under apartheid and forced to leave their old neighborhood. They found new lives for themselves showing tourists how to make traditional Cape Malay cuisine. But the legacy of apartheid still throws a shadow on their lives.

Cape Town’s Fancy Galada sings to heal herself and others

January 8, 2015Music

Cape Town singer Fancy Galada grew up quickly — taking care of her younger siblings when she was only 10. And at times it was terrifying. Now a mother herself, she sings to help herself heal from those early experiences.