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South Africa Various - 13 Aug 2019

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  • JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 14, 2013  People take part in the Spring Bash colour festival held at Dries Niemandt Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, Oct. 13, 2013. (Credit Image: © Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 9, 2013 - Port St Johns, Eastern Cape, South Africa - In Xhosa culture the women are easily recognised by their heavy dress, matching turban and coloured dots decorating their faces. If a woman has children, whom she has raised to be adults, then it is usual to find her seated among her peers smoking a long-handled pipe...Beadwork similar to the Ndebele is an integral aspect of Xhosa tradition. It forms part of the ornamentation that reflects the different stages of a woman's life. A certain headdress will be a worn by a newly married girl, while a woman who has just given birth to her first child will wear a different-styled headdress...Xhosa beliefs recognise the presence of ancestral spirits and a supreme authority. The spirits of those who have passed on are honoured in rituals and ceremonies. They are called upon for guidance, support and to turn the tide of favour. The ceremonial slaughtering of animals is one of the many ways by which ancestors are invoked...Xhosa beliefs dictate that people turn to a diviner or healer, usually attired in a headdress and shawl of fur, when needing advice on how to deal with the spirits, help with illnesses, or ward off evil from unnatural forces such as the tokoloshe − a potentially malevolent goblin who attacks at night (Credit Image: © Louis Kleynhans/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Nov. 9, 2013 - Traditional Xhosa culture has been unveiled in the news a lot lately for two reasons; Firstly, Nelson Mandela’s funeral. An unfortunate loss whereby all South Africans shared in mourning the death of their beloved Madiba and great leader. Secondly; the initiations in which young Xhosa boys have to endure. In December 2013, 41 boys lost their lives in an Initiation School, with many, many more around South Africa...For a Xhosa boy to become a man he has to go through an extremely tough initiation and the conditions are unbelievably bad, not to mention the horrendous hygiene issue. They get together in groups where they are taught about traditions and how to conduct oneself like a ‘proper’ (genuine) Xhosa man. They are then circumcised and sent into the bush to fend for themselves for an entire month! Circumcision is done with a blunt blade which all the boys have to share. The mortality rate is exceedingly high, as you can only imagine...In Nelson Mandela’s words (“The Long Walk To Freedom”) he explained when he experienced the first part of his own initiation:..“When I was sixteen, the regent decided that it was time that I became a man. In Xhosa tradition, this is achieved through one means only: circumcision. In my tradition, an uncircumcised male cannot be heir to his father's wealth, cannot marry or officiate in tribal rituals. An uncircumcised Xhosa man is a contradiction in terms, for he is not considered a man at all, but a boy. For the Xhosa people, circumcision represents the formal incorporation of males into society. It is not just a surgical procedure, but a lengthy and elaborate ritual in preparation for manhood. As a Xhosa, I count my years as a man from the date of my circumcision...It was a sacred time; I felt happy and fulfilled taking part in my people's customs and ready to make the transition from boyhood to manhood... At dawn, when the stars were still in the sky, we began our preparati
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  • Nov. 9, 2013 - Traditional Xhosa culture has been unveiled in the news a lot lately for two reasons; Firstly, Nelson Mandela’s funeral. An unfortunate loss whereby all South Africans shared in mourning the death of their beloved Madiba and great leader. Secondly; the initiations in which young Xhosa boys have to endure. In December 2013, 41 boys lost their lives in an Initiation School, with many, many more around South Africa...For a Xhosa boy to become a man he has to go through an extremely tough initiation and the conditions are unbelievably bad, not to mention the horrendous hygiene issue. They get together in groups where they are taught about traditions and how to conduct oneself like a ‘proper’ (genuine) Xhosa man. They are then circumcised and sent into the bush to fend for themselves for an entire month! Circumcision is done with a blunt blade which all the boys have to share. The mortality rate is exceedingly high, as you can only imagine...In Nelson Mandela’s words (“The Long Walk To Freedom”) he explained when he experienced the first part of his own initiation:..“When I was sixteen, the regent decided that it was time that I became a man. In Xhosa tradition, this is achieved through one means only: circumcision. In my tradition, an uncircumcised male cannot be heir to his father's wealth, cannot marry or officiate in tribal rituals. An uncircumcised Xhosa man is a contradiction in terms, for he is not considered a man at all, but a boy. For the Xhosa people, circumcision represents the formal incorporation of males into society. It is not just a surgical procedure, but a lengthy and elaborate ritual in preparation for manhood. As a Xhosa, I count my years as a man from the date of my circumcision...It was a sacred time; I felt happy and fulfilled taking part in my people's customs and ready to make the transition from boyhood to manhood... At dawn, when the stars were still in the sky, we began our preparati
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  • Nov. 9, 2013 - Traditional Xhosa culture has been unveiled in the news a lot lately for two reasons; Firstly, Nelson Mandela’s funeral. An unfortunate loss whereby all South Africans shared in mourning the death of their beloved Madiba and great leader. Secondly; the initiations in which young Xhosa boys have to endure. In December 2013, 41 boys lost their lives in an Initiation School, with many, many more around South Africa...For a Xhosa boy to become a man he has to go through an extremely tough initiation and the conditions are unbelievably bad, not to mention the horrendous hygiene issue. They get together in groups where they are taught about traditions and how to conduct oneself like a ‘proper’ (genuine) Xhosa man. They are then circumcised and sent into the bush to fend for themselves for an entire month! Circumcision is done with a blunt blade which all the boys have to share. The mortality rate is exceedingly high, as you can only imagine...In Nelson Mandela’s words (“The Long Walk To Freedom”) he explained when he experienced the first part of his own initiation:..“When I was sixteen, the regent decided that it was time that I became a man. In Xhosa tradition, this is achieved through one means only: circumcision. In my tradition, an uncircumcised male cannot be heir to his father's wealth, cannot marry or officiate in tribal rituals. An uncircumcised Xhosa man is a contradiction in terms, for he is not considered a man at all, but a boy. For the Xhosa people, circumcision represents the formal incorporation of males into society. It is not just a surgical procedure, but a lengthy and elaborate ritual in preparation for manhood. As a Xhosa, I count my years as a man from the date of my circumcision...It was a sacred time; I felt happy and fulfilled taking part in my people's customs and ready to make the transition from boyhood to manhood... At dawn, when the stars were still in the sky, we began our preparati
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  • Nov. 9, 2013 - Traditional Xhosa culture has been unveiled in the news a lot lately for two reasons; Firstly, Nelson Mandela’s funeral. An unfortunate loss whereby all South Africans shared in mourning the death of their beloved Madiba and great leader. Secondly; the initiations in which young Xhosa boys have to endure. In December 2013, 41 boys lost their lives in an Initiation School, with many, many more around South Africa...For a Xhosa boy to become a man he has to go through an extremely tough initiation and the conditions are unbelievably bad, not to mention the horrendous hygiene issue. They get together in groups where they are taught about traditions and how to conduct oneself like a ‘proper’ (genuine) Xhosa man. They are then circumcised and sent into the bush to fend for themselves for an entire month! Circumcision is done with a blunt blade which all the boys have to share. The mortality rate is exceedingly high, as you can only imagine...In Nelson Mandela’s words (“The Long Walk To Freedom”) he explained when he experienced the first part of his own initiation:..“When I was sixteen, the regent decided that it was time that I became a man. In Xhosa tradition, this is achieved through one means only: circumcision. In my tradition, an uncircumcised male cannot be heir to his father's wealth, cannot marry or officiate in tribal rituals. An uncircumcised Xhosa man is a contradiction in terms, for he is not considered a man at all, but a boy. For the Xhosa people, circumcision represents the formal incorporation of males into society. It is not just a surgical procedure, but a lengthy and elaborate ritual in preparation for manhood. As a Xhosa, I count my years as a man from the date of my circumcision...It was a sacred time; I felt happy and fulfilled taking part in my people's customs and ready to make the transition from boyhood to manhood... At dawn, when the stars were still in the sky, we began our preparati
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  • Nov. 9, 2013 - Traditional Xhosa culture has been unveiled in the news a lot lately for two reasons; Firstly, Nelson Mandela’s funeral. An unfortunate loss whereby all South Africans shared in mourning the death of their beloved Madiba and great leader. Secondly; the initiations in which young Xhosa boys have to endure. In December 2013, 41 boys lost their lives in an Initiation School, with many, many more around South Africa...For a Xhosa boy to become a man he has to go through an extremely tough initiation and the conditions are unbelievably bad, not to mention the horrendous hygiene issue. They get together in groups where they are taught about traditions and how to conduct oneself like a ‘proper’ (genuine) Xhosa man. They are then circumcised and sent into the bush to fend for themselves for an entire month! Circumcision is done with a blunt blade which all the boys have to share. The mortality rate is exceedingly high, as you can only imagine...In Nelson Mandela’s words (“The Long Walk To Freedom”) he explained when he experienced the first part of his own initiation:..“When I was sixteen, the regent decided that it was time that I became a man. In Xhosa tradition, this is achieved through one means only: circumcision. In my tradition, an uncircumcised male cannot be heir to his father's wealth, cannot marry or officiate in tribal rituals. An uncircumcised Xhosa man is a contradiction in terms, for he is not considered a man at all, but a boy. For the Xhosa people, circumcision represents the formal incorporation of males into society. It is not just a surgical procedure, but a lengthy and elaborate ritual in preparation for manhood. As a Xhosa, I count my years as a man from the date of my circumcision...It was a sacred time; I felt happy and fulfilled taking part in my people's customs and ready to make the transition from boyhood to manhood... At dawn, when the stars were still in the sky, we began our preparati
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  • Nov. 9, 2013 - Traditional Xhosa culture has been unveiled in the news a lot lately for two reasons; Firstly, Nelson Mandela’s funeral. An unfortunate loss whereby all South Africans shared in mourning the death of their beloved Madiba and great leader. Secondly; the initiations in which young Xhosa boys have to endure. In December 2013, 41 boys lost their lives in an Initiation School, with many, many more around South Africa...For a Xhosa boy to become a man he has to go through an extremely tough initiation and the conditions are unbelievably bad, not to mention the horrendous hygiene issue. They get together in groups where they are taught about traditions and how to conduct oneself like a ‘proper’ (genuine) Xhosa man. They are then circumcised and sent into the bush to fend for themselves for an entire month! Circumcision is done with a blunt blade which all the boys have to share. The mortality rate is exceedingly high, as you can only imagine...In Nelson Mandela’s words (“The Long Walk To Freedom”) he explained when he experienced the first part of his own initiation:..“When I was sixteen, the regent decided that it was time that I became a man. In Xhosa tradition, this is achieved through one means only: circumcision. In my tradition, an uncircumcised male cannot be heir to his father's wealth, cannot marry or officiate in tribal rituals. An uncircumcised Xhosa man is a contradiction in terms, for he is not considered a man at all, but a boy. For the Xhosa people, circumcision represents the formal incorporation of males into society. It is not just a surgical procedure, but a lengthy and elaborate ritual in preparation for manhood. As a Xhosa, I count my years as a man from the date of my circumcision...It was a sacred time; I felt happy and fulfilled taking part in my people's customs and ready to make the transition from boyhood to manhood... At dawn, when the stars were still in the sky, we began our preparati
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  • San (also called Bushmen) are an ethnic group of South West Africa. They live in the Kalahari Desert across the borders of Botswana, Namibia, Angola and South Africa. Most of the 100,000 San people live in Botswana (around 55,000) but about 25,000 live in Namibia..The San have a foraging lifestyle based on the hunting of wild animals (usually with bows and poison arrows and spears) and the gathering of veld food. The fact they are hunter gatherers accounts for their nomadic way of life. Their lifestyle is particularly adapted to the hard conditions of the Kalahari Desert. They know where waterholes are located and carry water in ostrich eggshells. They drink water from roots and tubers they find by digging the ground. The San are intelligent trackers and know the habits of their prey. they hunt game of all size : mice, buffalos, antelopes, and even giraffes sometimes. They also eat various types of insects especially during the dry season.. Sans are part of the Khoisan language peoples (including the herding tribe of the Khoikhoi) who speak a language based on click sounds (consonants), made with specific moves of the tongue.
.Naming.Their is a debate about these people should be called as the term of San didn't used to be used by San people themselves as they didn't use to apprehend themselves as unified ethnic group. Indeed there is a various array of San subgroups. But this issue also arose because the words of San and Bushman (coming from the dutch word Bosjes Man) also have been used by outsiders (european settlers in particular) to refer to them, often with pejorative connotations..The different San language groups of Namibia met in late 1996 and agreed to use the general term San to designate them externally. This word was historically applied by their ethnic relatives and historic rivals, the Khoikhoi. This term meaning outsider in the Nama language (the language of the Khoikhois), enables the distinction between Bushmen from what the Khoikhoi called t
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  • San (also called Bushmen) are an ethnic group of South West Africa. They live in the Kalahari Desert across the borders of Botswana, Namibia, Angola and South Africa. Most of the 100,000 San people live in Botswana (around 55,000) but about 25,000 live in Namibia..The San have a foraging lifestyle based on the hunting of wild animals (usually with bows and poison arrows and spears) and the gathering of veld food. The fact they are hunter gatherers accounts for their nomadic way of life. Their lifestyle is particularly adapted to the hard conditions of the Kalahari Desert. They know where waterholes are located and carry water in ostrich eggshells. They drink water from roots and tubers they find by digging the ground. The San are intelligent trackers and know the habits of their prey. they hunt game of all size : mice, buffalos, antelopes, and even giraffes sometimes. They also eat various types of insects especially during the dry season.. Sans are part of the Khoisan language peoples (including the herding tribe of the Khoikhoi) who speak a language based on click sounds (consonants), made with specific moves of the tongue.
.Naming.Their is a debate about these people should be called as the term of San didn't used to be used by San people themselves as they didn't use to apprehend themselves as unified ethnic group. Indeed there is a various array of San subgroups. But this issue also arose because the words of San and Bushman (coming from the dutch word Bosjes Man) also have been used by outsiders (european settlers in particular) to refer to them, often with pejorative connotations..The different San language groups of Namibia met in late 1996 and agreed to use the general term San to designate them externally. This word was historically applied by their ethnic relatives and historic rivals, the Khoikhoi. This term meaning outsider in the Nama language (the language of the Khoikhois), enables the distinction between Bushmen from what the Khoikhoi called t
    20140422_zaf_y60_054.jpg
  • San (also called Bushmen) are an ethnic group of South West Africa. They live in the Kalahari Desert across the borders of Botswana, Namibia, Angola and South Africa. Most of the 100,000 San people live in Botswana (around 55,000) but about 25,000 live in Namibia..The San have a foraging lifestyle based on the hunting of wild animals (usually with bows and poison arrows and spears) and the gathering of veld food. The fact they are hunter gatherers accounts for their nomadic way of life. Their lifestyle is particularly adapted to the hard conditions of the Kalahari Desert. They know where waterholes are located and carry water in ostrich eggshells. They drink water from roots and tubers they find by digging the ground. The San are intelligent trackers and know the habits of their prey. they hunt game of all size : mice, buffalos, antelopes, and even giraffes sometimes. They also eat various types of insects especially during the dry season.. Sans are part of the Khoisan language peoples (including the herding tribe of the Khoikhoi) who speak a language based on click sounds (consonants), made with specific moves of the tongue.
.Naming.Their is a debate about these people should be called as the term of San didn't used to be used by San people themselves as they didn't use to apprehend themselves as unified ethnic group. Indeed there is a various array of San subgroups. But this issue also arose because the words of San and Bushman (coming from the dutch word Bosjes Man) also have been used by outsiders (european settlers in particular) to refer to them, often with pejorative connotations..The different San language groups of Namibia met in late 1996 and agreed to use the general term San to designate them externally. This word was historically applied by their ethnic relatives and historic rivals, the Khoikhoi. This term meaning outsider in the Nama language (the language of the Khoikhois), enables the distinction between Bushmen from what the Khoikhoi called t
    20140422_zaf_y60_059.jpg
  • San (also called Bushmen) are an ethnic group of South West Africa. They live in the Kalahari Desert across the borders of Botswana, Namibia, Angola and South Africa. Most of the 100,000 San people live in Botswana (around 55,000) but about 25,000 live in Namibia..The San have a foraging lifestyle based on the hunting of wild animals (usually with bows and poison arrows and spears) and the gathering of veld food. The fact they are hunter gatherers accounts for their nomadic way of life. Their lifestyle is particularly adapted to the hard conditions of the Kalahari Desert. They know where waterholes are located and carry water in ostrich eggshells. They drink water from roots and tubers they find by digging the ground. The San are intelligent trackers and know the habits of their prey. they hunt game of all size : mice, buffalos, antelopes, and even giraffes sometimes. They also eat various types of insects especially during the dry season.. Sans are part of the Khoisan language peoples (including the herding tribe of the Khoikhoi) who speak a language based on click sounds (consonants), made with specific moves of the tongue.
.Naming.Their is a debate about these people should be called as the term of San didn't used to be used by San people themselves as they didn't use to apprehend themselves as unified ethnic group. Indeed there is a various array of San subgroups. But this issue also arose because the words of San and Bushman (coming from the dutch word Bosjes Man) also have been used by outsiders (european settlers in particular) to refer to them, often with pejorative connotations..The different San language groups of Namibia met in late 1996 and agreed to use the general term San to designate them externally. This word was historically applied by their ethnic relatives and historic rivals, the Khoikhoi. This term meaning outsider in the Nama language (the language of the Khoikhois), enables the distinction between Bushmen from what the Khoikhoi called t
    20140422_zaf_y60_057.jpg
  • San (also called Bushmen) are an ethnic group of South West Africa. They live in the Kalahari Desert across the borders of Botswana, Namibia, Angola and South Africa. Most of the 100,000 San people live in Botswana (around 55,000) but about 25,000 live in Namibia..The San have a foraging lifestyle based on the hunting of wild animals (usually with bows and poison arrows and spears) and the gathering of veld food. The fact they are hunter gatherers accounts for their nomadic way of life. Their lifestyle is particularly adapted to the hard conditions of the Kalahari Desert. They know where waterholes are located and carry water in ostrich eggshells. They drink water from roots and tubers they find by digging the ground. The San are intelligent trackers and know the habits of their prey. they hunt game of all size : mice, buffalos, antelopes, and even giraffes sometimes. They also eat various types of insects especially during the dry season.. Sans are part of the Khoisan language peoples (including the herding tribe of the Khoikhoi) who speak a language based on click sounds (consonants), made with specific moves of the tongue.
.Naming.Their is a debate about these people should be called as the term of San didn't used to be used by San people themselves as they didn't use to apprehend themselves as unified ethnic group. Indeed there is a various array of San subgroups. But this issue also arose because the words of San and Bushman (coming from the dutch word Bosjes Man) also have been used by outsiders (european settlers in particular) to refer to them, often with pejorative connotations..The different San language groups of Namibia met in late 1996 and agreed to use the general term San to designate them externally. This word was historically applied by their ethnic relatives and historic rivals, the Khoikhoi. This term meaning outsider in the Nama language (the language of the Khoikhois), enables the distinction between Bushmen from what the Khoikhoi called t
    20140422_zaf_y60_058.jpg
  • San (also called Bushmen) are an ethnic group of South West Africa. They live in the Kalahari Desert across the borders of Botswana, Namibia, Angola and South Africa. Most of the 100,000 San people live in Botswana (around 55,000) but about 25,000 live in Namibia..The San have a foraging lifestyle based on the hunting of wild animals (usually with bows and poison arrows and spears) and the gathering of veld food. The fact they are hunter gatherers accounts for their nomadic way of life. Their lifestyle is particularly adapted to the hard conditions of the Kalahari Desert. They know where waterholes are located and carry water in ostrich eggshells. They drink water from roots and tubers they find by digging the ground. The San are intelligent trackers and know the habits of their prey. they hunt game of all size : mice, buffalos, antelopes, and even giraffes sometimes. They also eat various types of insects especially during the dry season.. Sans are part of the Khoisan language peoples (including the herding tribe of the Khoikhoi) who speak a language based on click sounds (consonants), made with specific moves of the tongue.
.Naming.Their is a debate about these people should be called as the term of San didn't used to be used by San people themselves as they didn't use to apprehend themselves as unified ethnic group. Indeed there is a various array of San subgroups. But this issue also arose because the words of San and Bushman (coming from the dutch word Bosjes Man) also have been used by outsiders (european settlers in particular) to refer to them, often with pejorative connotations..The different San language groups of Namibia met in late 1996 and agreed to use the general term San to designate them externally. This word was historically applied by their ethnic relatives and historic rivals, the Khoikhoi. This term meaning outsider in the Nama language (the language of the Khoikhois), enables the distinction between Bushmen from what the Khoikhoi called t
    20140422_zaf_y60_056.jpg
  • San (also called Bushmen) are an ethnic group of South West Africa. They live in the Kalahari Desert across the borders of Botswana, Namibia, Angola and South Africa. Most of the 100,000 San people live in Botswana (around 55,000) but about 25,000 live in Namibia..The San have a foraging lifestyle based on the hunting of wild animals (usually with bows and poison arrows and spears) and the gathering of veld food. The fact they are hunter gatherers accounts for their nomadic way of life. Their lifestyle is particularly adapted to the hard conditions of the Kalahari Desert. They know where waterholes are located and carry water in ostrich eggshells. They drink water from roots and tubers they find by digging the ground. The San are intelligent trackers and know the habits of their prey. they hunt game of all size : mice, buffalos, antelopes, and even giraffes sometimes. They also eat various types of insects especially during the dry season.. Sans are part of the Khoisan language peoples (including the herding tribe of the Khoikhoi) who speak a language based on click sounds (consonants), made with specific moves of the tongue.
.Naming.Their is a debate about these people should be called as the term of San didn't used to be used by San people themselves as they didn't use to apprehend themselves as unified ethnic group. Indeed there is a various array of San subgroups. But this issue also arose because the words of San and Bushman (coming from the dutch word Bosjes Man) also have been used by outsiders (european settlers in particular) to refer to them, often with pejorative connotations..The different San language groups of Namibia met in late 1996 and agreed to use the general term San to designate them externally. This word was historically applied by their ethnic relatives and historic rivals, the Khoikhoi. This term meaning outsider in the Nama language (the language of the Khoikhois), enables the distinction between Bushmen from what the Khoikhoi called t
    20140422_zaf_y60_050.jpg
  • Nov. 19, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Workers enjoying their food break when working at Ngcendese School. Mandela's homeland of Mthatha. Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 19, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Happy pupils faces, Zwelinzima Junior secondary school, as they enjoying their break time. Mziya, Mthentu Administrative Area  Location. Mandela's homeland of Mthatha. Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - A portrait of the 77 year-old Beauty Sodo from Mandela's homeland of Mthatha. Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - School boys play with sewing machine in  Mandela's homeland of Mthatha. Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Young woman dresses in the traditional costume in Mandela's homeland of Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Pupils of Ngcendese School play football, in Mandela's homeland of Mthatha. Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa -  (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - A group of women from Mandela's homeland of Mthatha wearing  traditional costumes during a dance demostration at Ngcendese School. Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Mandela's homeland of Mthatha traditional dances demostration at Ngcendese School. Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - A portrait of the young woman from Mandela's homeland of Mthatha. Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - A young lady from Mandela's homeland of Mthatha surranded by school children. Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - A portrait of the 77 year-old Beauty Sodo (Left) and  the 73 year-old Tatongo Gamo, from Mandela's homeland of Mthatha. Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - A portrait of the two young women from Mandela's homeland of Mthatha. Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Lets Dance! Celebrations begin as Mellon Educate hand over the Zwelinzima School to pupils in Mandela's homeland of the Eastern Cape South Africa. Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - A portrait of the 77 year-old Beauty Sodo from Mandela's homeland of Mthatha. Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - A group of school children Mandela's homeland of Mthatha. Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Picture by: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 21, 2014 - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Young children playing in their new classroom in Mandela's homeland of Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. 200 Mellon Educate volunteers helped build 2 schools within the one week blitz.  The charity aims to educate 100,000 children. (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 26, 2014 - Cape Town, South Africa - A scene from daily life in Imizamo Yethu town ship. Cape Town, South Africa. Photo credit: Artur Widak  (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • Nov. 26, 2014 - Cape Town, South Africa - Netsai Magasa, a local hairdresser, in Imizamo Yethu town ship. Cape Town, South Africa. Photo credit: Artur Widak  (Credit Image: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ZUMA Wire)
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  • February 19, 2017 - Two young sisters looking peering over bench (Credit Image: © Cultura via ZUMA Press)
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  • February 19, 2017 - Two young sisters playing on park swings (Credit Image: © Cultura via ZUMA Press)
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  • February 19, 2017 - Portrait of two young sisters, climbing tree (Credit Image: © Cultura via ZUMA Press)
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  • February 19, 2017 - Mother carrying son on shoulders in park (Credit Image: © Cultura via ZUMA Press)
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  • July 29, 2017 - Cape Town | Le Cap, South Africa | Afrique du Sud - People of South Africa | Les gens d'Afrique du Sud  29/07/2017 (Credit Image: © Patrick Lefevre/Belga via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 1, 2017 - Johannesburg | Johannesburg, South Africa | Afrique du Sud - People of South Africa | Les gens d'Afrique du Sud  01/08/2017 (Credit Image: © Patrick Lefevre/Belga via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 2, 2017 - South Africa | Afrique du Sud - People of South Africa | Les gens d'Afrique du Sud  02/08/2017 (Credit Image: © Patrick Lefevre/Belga via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 3, 2017 - South Africa | Afrique du Sud - People of South Africa | Les gens d'Afrique du Sud  03/08/2017 (Credit Image: © Patrick Lefevre/Belga via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 3, 2017 - South Africa | Afrique du Sud - People of South Africa | Les gens d'Afrique du Sud  03/08/2017 (Credit Image: © Patrick Lefevre/Belga via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 4, 2017 - South Africa | Afrique du Sud - People of South Africa | Les gens d'Afrique du Sud  04/08/2017 (Credit Image: © Patrick Lefevre/Belga via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 6, 2017 - South Africa | Afrique du Sud - People of South Africa | Les gens d'Afrique du Sud  06/08/2017 (Credit Image: © Patrick Lefevre/Belga via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 7, 2017 - South Africa | Afrique du Sud - People of South Africa | Les gens d'Afrique du Sud  07/08/2017 (Credit Image: © Patrick Lefevre/Belga via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 7, 2017 - South Africa | Afrique du Sud - People of South Africa | Les gens d'Afrique du Sud  07/08/2017 (Credit Image: © Patrick Lefevre/Belga via ZUMA Press)
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  • December 2, 2017 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - A traditional healer reads the bones in front of him and tells his patient how to deal with family issues and other personal problems (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Wire)
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  • December 2, 2017 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - A Xhosa women prepares meat for an initiation ceremony at an open fire place. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Wire)
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  • December 8, 2017 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Three friends drink alcohol in the early evening outside a bar. Alcohol plays a big part of daily life at the Eastern Cape. Alcohol consumption is very normal and often explained as part of the culture. However, the alcohol consumed is no longer homemade traditional beer but strong and expensive liquor, which is enjoyed by many on a daily basis. People would often go without food for the entire day, but spend money on alcohol. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Wire)
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  • December 29, 2017 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Xhosa people wait for the initiates to return from the mountains. Women and horse riders hit each other with sticks and textiles. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com/ZUMA Wire)
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  • January 5, 2018 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - A Xhosa man sits on his horse. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Wire)
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  • January 14, 2018 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - About twenty-five people visit the Sunday church service. The attendees are family members, close friends and neighbours. The service lasts for more than three hours. The Sunday service is very important amongst the Xhosa and Sotho people. It creates positive spirits in the communities, togetherness and a network of support. The ceremonies can become emotional when attendees occassionally cry, scream, sing or stomp their feet to the rhythm of the drums. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 14, 2018 - Soweto, MN - Minnesota, SOUTH AFRICA - People walk down the street in the afternoon in Kliptown, Soweto. ....BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Soweto, South Africa on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. (Credit Image: © TNS via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 30, 2018 - South Africa - A tourist looking through tourist telescope the waterfront of Cape Town. Historic Clock Tower and Tide Gauge Victoria and Albert Waterfront Cape Town South Africa (Credit Image: © Sergi Reboredo/ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 30, 2018 - South Africa - Colourful buildings houses in Bo-Kaap, Malay Quarter, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Credit Image: © Sergi Reboredo/ZUMA Wire)
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  • January 25, 2019 - Young male runner sitting on rural road barrier looking at smartphone, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Credit Image: © Cultura via ZUMA Press)
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  • January 25, 2019 - Young man standing outside shopping arcade, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Credit Image: © Cultura via ZUMA Press)
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  • January 25, 2019 - Young male runner sitting on rural road barrier looking at smartphone, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Credit Image: © Cultura via ZUMA Press)
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  • January 25, 2019 - Young man standing leaning against pillar making smartphone call, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Credit Image: © Cultura via ZUMA Press)
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  • January 25, 2019 - Young man standing on city street looking at smartphone, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Credit Image: © Cultura via ZUMA Press)
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  • CAPE TOWN, Jan. 28, 2019  Children dance on a street free from vehicles in Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 27, 2019, on the occasion of the Open Streets Day. Thousands of people on Sunday took part in activities on the Open Streets Day when people were encouraged to leave their cars at home and join others to experience the streets differently. (Credit Image: © Linda Yee/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • CAPE TOWN, Jan. 28, 2019  People pose for a photo with tourists on a street free from vehicles in Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 27, 2019, on the occasion of the Open Streets Day. Thousands of people on Sunday took part in activities on the Open Streets Day when people were encouraged to leave their cars at home and join others to experience the streets differently. (Credit Image: © Linda Yee/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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