The Human's Narrative

12/05/2026

The Cape of Storms strikes again. Yesterday, photojournalists Brenton Geach, Jaco Marais, Henk Kruger, and I met up at Three Anchor Bay to start our news day.

More than 5,600 people have been displaced after severe storms battered Cape Town, causing widespread flooding, damaged homes and road closures across the me...

17/04/2026

Newlands Cricket Stadium came alive yesterday as the Sporting Chance Development Foundation and Lords Taverners (SA) hosted the Table Cricket Festival.
Table cricket is an adapted, indoor version of the sport of cricket, designed to be played on a tabletop.
It was created in the early 1990s specifically to give young people with physical disabilities the chance to play a competitive form of cricket in an inclusive, accessible way.
It emphasizes fun, teamwork, and sportsmanship rather than high physical demands.
The event brings together 100 boys and girls from seven special needs schools, competing in 14 teams in this inclusive and innovative version of the sport. Schools including Astra, St. Joseph's Marist, St. Joseph's Montana, Eros, Vista Nova, Jan Kriel, Thembelethu, and Filia took part, highlighting the power of sport to create opportunity, connection, and joy for young people of all abilities.

Photographer: Armand Hough / Independent Newspapers

Shot with

17/04/2026

16/04/2026

EFF leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years direct imprisonment in his firearm handling and discharge case.
Malema appeared in the East London Regional Court for a second day in his highly publicised sentencing.
The conviction stems from a 2018 incident during the EFF’s fifth anniversary celebrations at Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape. A video showed Malema firing multiple shots from a semi-automatic rifle into the air in front of thousands of supporters.
He was convicted on five counts, including unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, discharging it in a built-up/public area, and reckless endangerment.

Photographer: Armand Hough/Independent Newspapers

Shot with Sony Alpha SA

25/12/2025

In affluent parts of Cape Town, Christmas sparkles for children with piles of gifts under grand trees, beach days at Camps Bay, lavish family meals, and twinkling lights everywhere.
On the poverty-stricken Cape Flats, joy shines more quietly. A single shared gift, simple meals with extended family, community songs, and warmth found in togetherness despite hardship.
The contrast reminds us that the true magic of Christmas often lies not in abundance, but in love, resilience, and shared hope, urging us to help every child feel seen and cherished.

In Ocean View, where childhood is too often shaped by danger rather than play, the days leading up to Christmas have offered a reminder of what community car...

01/12/2025

Black Friday

Thousands of women and their allies gathered on the Sea Point Promenade this morning, dressed in black and united in a powerful call to end gender-based viol...

21/11/2025

The Cape Doctor

It sweeps the city clean and bright,
A restless broom of salt and light.
It scolds the sea, shakes loose the sky,
Cape Town breathes deep as it rushes by.

From commuters clinging to lamp posts in the inner city centre to beachgoers sandblasted along Camps Bay, the Cape Doctor made its presence unmistakable this...

13/11/2025

Bonteheuwel Crackdown

Ahead of the festive season, I joined a security operation in Bonteheuwel on the Cape Flats, involving Metro Police, Law Enforcement, SAPS, and the City’s Fi...

04/11/2025

I recently documented a Day in the Life with Gender Activist Simone Heradien for IOL News.

I recently created this video for IOL News. “A Day in the Life with Simone,” a powerful Pride Month feature celebrating authenticity, community, and South Af...

21/10/2025

The SANParks Sea, Air and Mountain (SEAM) Special Operations Rangers

New SEAM Rangers Join the Frontline of Table Mountain National Park ProtectionIn the sea-breeze-filled morning light, beneath the historic Vasco da Gama Cros...