Theory & Practice

Lindokuhle Sobekwa’s Documentation of South Africa’s Drug Epidemic and the Aftermath of Violence

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Lindokuhle Sobekwa From a series titled “I carry Her photo with Me”, about my sister Ziyanda who disappeared for 15 years and was found by my mother in a men’s only hostel called Mshaye aze afe. Shortly thereafter sh (...)
Lindokuhle Sobekwa From a series titled “I carry Her photo with Me”, about my sister Ziyanda who disappeared for 15 years and was found by my mother in a men’s only hostel called Mshaye aze afe. Shortly thereafter sh (...)
Lindokuhle Sobekwa Praying before going to sleep. Nyaope is South Africa's "poor man's heroin". It is highly addictive and can contain anything from detergent, rat poison or crushed anti-retroviral medications. The d (...)
A gardener who lives at work in Daleside, a once affluent Afrikaner community in the South of Johannesburg, South Africa, 2016 © Lindokuhle Sobewka/Magnum Photos. ©
Lindokuhle Sobekwa Punished by the community for stealing. Nyaope is South Africa's "poor man's heroin". It is highly addictive and can contain anything from detergent, rat poison or crushed anti-retroviral medicatio (...)
Lindokuhle Sobekwa This was just after Mabhuti told me how much he misses her daughter, who stays in Cape Town. Nyaope is South Africa's "poor man's heroin". It is highly addictive and can contain anything from deter (...)
Lindokuhle Sobekwa Mabhuti’s needle case. Nyaope is South Africa's "poor man's heroin". It is highly addictive and can contain anything from detergent, rat poison or crushed anti-retroviral medications. The drug has (...)
Lindokuhle Sobekwa Bathing in Katlehong after a long day. Nyaope is South Africa's "poor man's heroin". It is highly addictive and can contain anything from detergent, rat poison or crushed anti-retroviral medication (...)