History of Photography in South Africa

A survey of the history of photography in South Africa reveals, broadly, three important eras, colonisation, repression and Apartheid and the democratic dispensation. It is against this backdrop that South African History Online (SAHO) is showcasing the different genres of photography that has been practised over the decades in the country, from the earliest analogue visual representation to the current digital images.  

Monde Khakhaza

Sentenced at Grahamstown on 17 August 1978 under the "Sabotage Act" and common law (public violence, murder, arson) to 22 years imprisonment. He was charged with burning two cars and two houses, "inspiring to commit arson" and involvement in a petrol bomb attack in which two people were killed.
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