Barry Christianson

Stories by: Barry Christianson

5 September 2019: Khanyisile Welani, 17, from Nyanga East (centre) is a high school student at Rhodes High in Mowbray. She is also the cousin of Uyinene Mrwetyana. “I’m here to protest against women being raped,” she says. “I’m also a survivor and I’m here to stand for every woman who never had a word to speak out. I’m here to stand for every four or five-year-old child who isn’t capable of standing up for themselves and saying, ‘Enough is Enough!’ The police are not doing anything. I’m here to stand for Uyinene.”

In Pictures | Women protest against gender-based violence

Women’s voices reverberated in fury as protesters honoured those who have been raped and murdered in South Africa, and demanded that the government take better action against perpetrators.

By: Barry Christianson
6 Sep 2019

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30 July 2019: Residents marched to the Woodstock Police Station to demand an explanation for why the raid took place and why it was done with such extreme brutality. (Photography by Barry Christianson)

Woodstock residents say police raid was xenophobic

A forcible police raid in the middle of the night while soldiers stood guard sparked terror in the hearts of those living at Cissie Gool House – and the police have failed to provide a feasible explanation.

By: Barry Christianson
5 Aug 2019