The Picture
By Suren Pillay The picture swayed from side to side like a feather, and then landed face up. Black and white. A boy. No older than 16. The expression in the eyes, the anger, so concentrated. The deep contrast of the grainy image accentuates the boy’s contorted body as he is flinging a petrol bomb, […]
The Scandal
by Suren Pillay During the past 10 years I have seen reports and heard anecdotal evidence of threats, attacks, victimisation and simmering tensions in respect of foreign Africans in South Africa’s townships, but it is the violence of this month that has brought the phenomena into sharp focus. This week we woke to a horrific […]