Articles for Ashraf Hendricks
From street child to open water athlete
Thabiso Molefi ran away from home at 14. Five years later he swam from Robben Island to Blouberg
News | 13 January 2020
“We grew up as backyarders and we are still backyarders today”
Arcadia House occupiers plead for affordable housing near Cape Town’s inner city
Brief | 8 January 2020
Barrydale parade highlights climate change
Joyous occasion in beautiful Western Cape town was marked by a serious and frightening theme
Photo Essay | 18 December 2019
City of Cape Town moves to evict occupiers of old circus school
Court gives residents until end of January to find lawyer to fight eviction
News | 12 December 2019
Mbalula a no-show at meeting with #UniteBehind
“Commuting to and from work has become a matter of life and death” says commuter activist group
Brief | 5 December 2019
Muizenberg: Where South Africans play together
People of all classes, races and nationalities enjoy the beach and its surrounds
Photo Essay | 29 November 2019
Arcadia House: No solution in sight for families as demolition starts
“If we had anywhere else to go, we would gladly go”
Brief | 11 November 2019
Commuters demand safer public transport for women and children
Women say they are groped and robbed
Brief | 31 October 2019
Chaos in Cape Town as refugees evicted from city centre protest
Court order against protesters outside UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Text by Madison Yauger. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 30 October 2019