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One Can Be Free and Still Be A Slave

 Moss Ntlha reflects on life as an unfree person under the oppressive system of apartheid. He also offers encouragement for how to live fully as a free person under a democratic SA.
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Their Residences Were For White Students Only

 When I applied to Rhodes University I was told there was no accommodation for me – their residences were for white students only.
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Apartheid Affected Us All

 In 2003 the white church leaders of our town repented to the black church leaders of our town for the sins of Apartheid. In 2008, we repented for the sins of Apartheid in the Mpumalanga government, and in 2017 we repented in the Parliament of South Africa.
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I Lost My Daughter to Cancer

 Dear O, I miss you dearly, it’s been a while but I will be fine. Days are getting better, and everyone is doing just fine. Mommy is imagining a twenty-year old you, in varsity and living your fullest life. I imagine your daily phone call, asking me all sorts of life questions.
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Mitchells Plain exposed me to gangsterism

 A potentially fatal eye operation and growing up in a community often notorious for drugs and gangsterism could not stop Lance from achieving his goals. Read more about Mitchells Plain exposed me to gangsterism
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Best Achievement in Editing Nomination

 Well deserved SAFTA nom for Nicholas Costaras, a real whizz at this editing and special effects thing!
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Beyond the River Cinematography

 Well-deserved SAFTA nom for Trevor Calverley, who brought soul and vigour to every shot, especially those epic river and landscape shots! Here’s a peek of the action Read more about Beyond the River Cinematography
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I Took His Shame and Made It My Identity

 Connie’s life has been a rollercoaster from an early age. The sexual abuse she endured during the time her family lived in a squatter camp was the beginning of a tough road that would include anorexia, drugs, abuse, infidelity, prostitution and her daughter’s suicide. Against all odds, Connie triumphed.
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Beyond the River Nominated for Four SAFTA Awards

 Our film Beyond the River has been nominated for four South African Film & Television Awards
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Storytelling – a simple but effective tool for change

 There is this trust deficit. We cast suspicions, we cast judgement on each other before we get to know the person behind the face, so storytelling is the best way of demystifying these perceptions Read more about Storytelling – a simple but effective tool for change
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I Lost A Loved One To Domestic Violence

 Losing a loved one to domestic violence impacted Tebogo in a profound way. But then a trending hashtag #menaretrash, and a conversation with his wife, shifted his mindset even further.
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I have been through all the cancer meds

 Radiation, chemotherapy, a mastectomy - and medication for life. What more could one woman have to face? The brave Nava shares her story of living with and battling cancer.
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