South Africa
Portraits of life, death and desolation on the Western Cape
Enter Exit — Before his death in 2013, Pierre Crocquet captured thousands of scenes across Africa. In the series Enter Exit, he explores the remote, isolated community of Karatara, illustrating tales of hardship with a warmth and wicked humour.
Written by: Mischa Frankl-Duval
Life in the shadow of South Africa’s gold mines
Chasing El Dorado — In a new exhibition, photographer Marc Shoul examines the contrasting fortunes of those living in the country’s places of gold.
Written by: Niall Flynn
The photographer pushing beyond violent cliches in post-apartheid Cape Town
Life on The Flats — Photographer Charlie Shoemaker has found a second home in a suburb of Cape Town where highs and lows are seldom captured in a balanced way.
Written by: Charlie Shoemaker
The white South Africans longing for Apartheid's return
Stuck in the past — In the secluded village of Kleinfontein residents refuse to accept the diversity of South Africa as the modern Rainbow Nation, instead living a life of segregation and racism, as they long to return to their Apartheid past.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Snapshots of the Rainbow Nation before and after Apartheid fell
Now and Then — Photographer Graeme Williams creates a thread between the present and past in Mandela's South Africa.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
The South African designers taking township style to the catwalk
The Smarteez — A creative revolution is taking root in Soweto, led by young South Africans like fashion crew The Smarteez who refuse to be beholden to the past.
Written by: Alex King
Bruce Gold: The last true surfing hippie
A dying breed — To celebrate 10 years of Huck, we're digging through the archives to unearth stories that feel as relevant as ever. We head to Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, to catch up with the enduring living legend of Bruce Gold.
Written by: Miles Masterson
The South African skate punks sparking a cultural revolution
A Soweto (Re-) Uprising — South Africa is still reeling from decades of divisive rule. Students are protesting against colonialist remnants of the past and communities still exist within borders. But in Soweto, the township-turned-city that first triggered the fight for civil rights, a new counter-culture is burning. It’s raw. It’s punk. It doesn’t give a fuck. And it’s writing its own history.
Written by: Nas Hoosen
Meet the South African activists fighting for equal education
A systemic struggle — To celebrate Huck's 10th anniversary, we're digging through the archives to unearth stories that feel as relevant as ever. Four years after we explored education in South Africa, inequality remains rife. The solution? Face facts. Get angry. Let the students speak.
Written by: Janine Stephen
The Sunshine Cinema: Getting South Africa talking about HIV activism through film
Solar powered social justice — At the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, the solar powered Sunshine Cinema crew took films and discussions to communities most affected by HIV.
Written by: Sydelle Willow Smith