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Sam Nzima: The man behind the iconic photo of the fight against apartheid

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Image caption A woman holds the iconic photograph taken by legendary photographer Sam Nzima in 1976

South African photographer Sam Nzima dashed to the scene of a shooting during the June 1976 students’ uprising against apartheid just in time to see a child falling to the ground.

It was when…

Ramaphosa and ANC hail Nzima

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President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC on Sunday hailed the achievements of veteran photographer Sam Nzima, who died over the weekend.

“Mr Sam Nzima was one of a kind. His camera captured the full brutality of apartheid oppression on the nation’s psyche and history – from the Defiance Campaign through to forced removals and the Soweto student uprisings,” Ramaphosa said in a statement…

NEW: “Nzima” – Simphiwe Dana | Video

Simphiwe Dana cries for the healing of South Africa in new single “Nzima”

It’s the new, highly anticipated Simphiwe Dana single that everyone has been talking about and it’s as thrilling as it is heart wrenching. It’s a cry for healing that she likes to call “Nzima” and it sports an equally moving music video.

The new song talks about the state in which South Africa finds itself: where we think…