Aug 30 Watch 3:56 Photos document life as a black lesbian in South Africa By PBS News Hour South African photographer and activist Zanele Muholi is on a mission to bring the experience of black lesbians in her home country to the forefront, as many members of the community face high rates of violence, including incidents of so-called… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 7:35 All-women team goes on the hunt for poachers in South Africa By PBS News Hour Named for the most feared snake in Africa, the Black Mambas are a specially trained all-female anti-poaching team. Day and night, they sweep through a South African game reserve, protecting rhinos and other endangered species and looking for any signs… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 8:26 Living in fear after attacks on migrants in South Africa By PBS News Hour In South Africa this year there has been a wave of xenophobic attacks against migrants coming from other parts of Africa. Special correspondent Martin Seemungal looks at roots of the violence and the fear that these foreigners face. Continue watching
May 09 Watch 8:14 Is Cape Town’s women and gay-friendly mosque a sign of new Muslim attitudes? By PBS News Hour A Muslim academic recently opened a gay- and women-friendly mosque in Cape Town, South Africa, which was largely regarded as a response to the culture of exclusion and conservatism in the Muslim faith. And despite receiving death threats and fierce… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 2:16 What’s behind the wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa? By PBS News Hour Over the weekend, South African leader Jacob Zuma canceled a trip overseas following a wave of xenophobic violence against immigrants. David Smith of the Guardian joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Johannesburg to discuss the backlash. Continue watching
Mar 06 Salvation Army uses #TheDress in campaign against domestic violence By Colleen Shalby The dress seen ‘round the world last week has made a reappearance in a new Salvation Army campaign in South Africa. Continue reading
Jan 30 South Africa frees apartheid-era death squad leader ‘Prime Evil’ By Jasmine Wright Eugene de Kock, a former South African police colonel responsible for the torture and deaths of dozens during South Africa's apartheid government, will become a free man after South Africa’s government granted him parole Friday, according to The Associated… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 6:14 In Soweto Gold beer, a taste of economic freedom By PBS News Hour Soweto, an enduring symbol of apartheid discrimination and impoverishment, is now home to the first microbrewery built in a black township. Special correspondent Martin Seemungal offers a look at South Africa's rising black middle class and what it means for… Continue watching
Dec 31 The artists we lost in 2014 By Victoria Fleischer As the hours tick down to 2015, here at Art Beat we offer a final look at some of the artists we lost over the last year, whose lives and legacies are worth another goodbye. Continue reading
Nov 12 Meet the skater girls of Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko When Madina Khsrawy was 13, she saw some boys skateboarding and asked them where she could learn. It’s not an unusual pastime -- unless you live in Afghanistan, and you’re a girl. Continue reading