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‘A voice for the voiceless’
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• July 18, 2024
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Fit to be king
Lilli Dellheim '25 M.A., Special to the Hawk
• July 13, 2024
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Youth drive cleanup along Durban beach
Anna Kalafatis '22, Staff Writer
• July 11, 2024
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Bicycle shop event encourages young people to ‘unplug’
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• July 10, 2024
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Foster mother provides forever home to vulnerable children
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• July 7, 2024
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Young students tapped for public alleyway project
Maximilian Murphy '26, Special to the Hawk
• July 5, 2024
![Khalil Ebrahim Saloojee (left) and his father Suliman Saloojee (right), outside their company headquarters in Anchorville, each credits the other with different talents that help make the family business successful. PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK 26/THE HAWK](https://sjuhawknews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0187-1200x800.jpeg)
Family clothing business threads perseverance with community care
Shekinah Davis ’24 M.A., Special to the Hawk
• July 4, 2024
![Mafusi Molefi (left) and Michèle Schiess (right) discuss one of Ma Tigers latest projects: a garden that helps feed children at Mautse Primary School. PHOTO: MAXIMUS FISHER ’25/THE HAWK](https://sjuhawknews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1480-1200x800.jpeg)
Listen to them roar
Kiley O'Brien and Shekinah Davis ’24 M.A.
• July 2, 2024
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Township pizza spot runs on hard work, dreams
Hannah Pajtis and Lilli Dellheim '25 M.A.
• July 1, 2024
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‘Without them, it would be a disaster’
Anna Kalafatis '22 and Zach Podolnick
• June 29, 2024
![Kabelo, one of eight men who live in South Africas first-ever reclaimer camp, shows the space where he sorts his collection of recyclables. PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK](https://sjuhawknews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0231-1200x800.jpeg)
Reclaiming dignity
Anna Kalafatis '22, Staff Writer
• June 25, 2024
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Booksellers strive to decolonize literary landscape
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• June 24, 2024
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