01 Sep
Writer: Chris Abani

Chris Abani was born in Afikpo, Nigeria. At the age of sixteen, he published his first novel for which he suffered severe political persecution. He is the recipient of numerous awards and currently is a Professor at the University of California, Riverside.
11 Aug
Artist: Pamela Gien

Pamela Gien is an artist who was born in South Africa, and now lives in the United States. She is the author of the Syringa Tree, a play about the experience of life during apartheid South Africa from the perspective of a young child.
28 Jul
Artist: Guy Tillim

South African photojournalist Guy Tillim began taking pictures in the mid 1980s during the last days of apartheid. His photographs have a hush and luminosity that runs counter to traditional ideas of photojournalism.
07 Jul
Leader of Change: Betty Liduke

Betty Liduke is a nurse and the Director of the Tanwat (Tanganyka Wattle Company) Hospital HIV- AIDS Care and Treatment Centre, as well as the Coordinator of Highlands Hope of Tanzania.
09 Jun
Leader of Change: Sibylle Riedmiller

Sibylle Riedmiller takes a new approach to conservation in Zanzibar.
12 May
Artists & Leaders of Change: Sue Johnson & Alistair Berg

Photographers, Sue Johnson and Alistair Berg, founded Isilo Labantu (“Eye of the People”), an organization that introduces photography to residents of Cape Town townships.
08 May
Writer: Niq Mhlongo

South African author - “Dog Eat Dog” - focuses his work on social and economic issues.