Glynn Griffiths

 Glynn Griffiths was born on 20th March 1950 and grew up in the tough diamond mining town of Jagersfontein in the Free State in South Africa,though he was a British citizen by birth through his parents and grandparents. (His paternal grandfather travelled from the South Wales valleys to fight in the Boer War.) Glynn Griffiths was a photographer, cartoonist, artist, designer, sculptor, polymath.

George Botha

Mr George Botha aged 30,a coloured teacher at the Patterson High School in Port Elizabeth, was detained on December 1976 in terms of section 22 of the General Law Amendment Act No 62 of 1966.He was detained in connection with an investigation into the activities of ANC. He was reported to have died on December. According to general Gert Prinsloo, the commissioner of police, Mr Botha was being taken to security police offices in the Sanlam Building in port Elizabeth. As he left the lift he jumped down the stairwell and fell six floors to his death.

Dumisani Mbatha

Mr Dumisani Mbatha aged 16,was among a group of students and youths detained under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act in Johannesburg on 16 September 1976 during a demostration by Soweto students.He was held at Modderbee prison.

President Jacob Zuma steps down as President of South Africa

Jacob Zuma, Photographer: Thuli Dlamini

On the 14 February 2018, President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma announced his resignation with immediate effect, following years of scandals and internal disputes. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) formally asked Zuma, 75, to resign but he initially refused, saying he did not understand why he was being told to step down. The party then stated it would go on to undertake a vote of no confidence, and this is the decision which led to Zuma ultimately choosing to resign.

Ellen Elmendorp

Ellen Elmendorp was born in the Netherlands and is a freelance documentary photographer based in South Africa.She has lived in Poland, Spain, Argentina, Finland, Cuba, Rumania, and England where she studied photography at the London Polytechnic.In 1988 after living and working in Europe and Latin America, she moved to Johannesburg where her first job was picture editor at the independent photo agency Afrapix and after living and working in Europe and Latin America. 

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