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Muniera Hassen (right), SBC dialysis and cataract administrator, speaks to Mr. Martin, a patient who has been receiving dialysis treatment at Sabera's Dialysis clinic for two years.
PHOTO: MAXIMUS FISHER ’25

‘They saved my life’

Ryan Dailey ’25, Special to the Hawk September 6, 2024

Johannesburg, South Africa – For Johannesburg residents with chronic kidney disease, the Sultan Bahu Centre in the suburb of Mayfair is a place of hope, and necessity. Founded nearly 40 years ago,...

Joash Paul said education should be one of the government's top priorities: "The education system is in shambles." PHOTO: KILEY O'BRIEN '25.

‘The youth are tired’

Zach Podolnick, Staff Writer/Photographer August 31, 2024

Johannesburg, South Africa – On a clear winter’s day in late May, 19-year-old Raquel French did something that felt momentous to her: She cast a ballot in South Africa’s general elections. “I...

The family home of Rochelle Smith, Yolanda Spalding and Siritta Varnicker is on a street close to a tailing mountain in Riverlea. On windy days tailing dust ends up on top of and inside houses like theirs. PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK '26/THE HAWK

Mine dumps expose community to health issues

Anna Kalafatis '22, Staff Writer August 28, 2024

Johannesburg, South Africa  –  A series of yellow mountains looms over the township of Riverlea, about six miles west of Johannesburg. The mountains, known as tailings, are the result of waste materials...

Phumzile Nkosi, curator and manager of the Phansi Museum, plays an accordion, one of many musical instruments in the museum's collection. PHOTO: LILLI DELLHEIM, M.A. '25/THE HAWK

‘Down below’ museum preserves southern African art

Ryan Dailey ’25 August 5, 2024

Durban, South Africa – Phumzile Nkosi often breaks into song when she takes visitors on a tour of the Phansi Museum. Or she will demonstrate Zulu ceremonial dances related to some of the artifacts and...

Reverend Nokuthula Dhladhla became the first openly queer person to be ordained in the Metropolitan Community Church, a Protestant Christian denomination. PHOTO: KILEY O'BRIEN '25/THE HAWK

Queer clergy at global nonprofit advocate for LGBTQ+ community

Hannah Pajtis, Features Editor July 31, 2024

South Africa  – When Reverend Nokuthula Dhladhla was a teenager, she lived in fear of what would happen if her church discovered she was a lesbian. She sat through sermons preaching about the sinfulness...

Selvan Naidoo, director and curator of the 1860 Heritage Centre in Durban, discovered evidence that his family had been among the first indentured laborers from India who were transported by the British colonial government to South Africa in the 1860s. PHOTO: KILEY O'BRIEN '25/THE HAWK

Durban museum highlights history of indentured labor

Maximilian Murphy '26, Special to the Hawk July 29, 2024

Durban, South Africa – When Selvan Naidoo takes visitors on a tour of the 1860 Heritage Centre in Durban, which he directs, he recounts a story about searching archives for information about his ancestors.  In...

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