A lens, pen and a cause – The Mail & Guardian

A lens, pen and a cause – The Mail & Guardian

Three newly published books landed on my desk — each chronicling the lives of fellow travellers from South Africa’s epic struggle era and beyond.  These richly textured works spotlight a Robben Island commissar and confidant of Nelson Mandela; a streetwise photographer who worked outside the confines of the mainstream media and a bold Indian woman news broadcaster-turned-author documenting life across the country’s colour lines.  All are South A…