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Christinah Ngoy

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Christinah Ngoy, 22, is a facilitator at Timbuktu in the Valley, a skills development space for children living in some of Johannesburg’s most impoverished inner-city neighbourhoods. All images by Thom Pierce. I was born in South Africa, but both my…

Palesa Ramolefo

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Palesa Ramolefo is a 25-year-old activist working with Amandla.Mobi, a campaigning organisation based in South Africa. She was also one of the campaigners behind the #DataMustFall campaign in South Africa. All images by Thom Pierce. I’ll never forget the first time I used…

Melissa and Sizanenhle

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Melissa and Sizanenhle, both aged 10, attend the aftercare sessions at Timbuktu in the Valley, a skills development project in Johannesburg. All images by Thom Pierce. Sizanenhle wants to be a scientist when she grows up. Or a lawyer, maybe. She…

A year in review: highlights from 2021

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In 2021, we saw Covid-19 further expose the growing inequalities among the connected. It’s no longer sufficient to simply be connected; the quality and experience of those who are connected is just as critical. The current public health crisis has…