The Gauteng police have debunked social media claims of 13 gang-related murders, confirming that only three murders occurred in Westbury and Sophiatown.
There’s a pun in there, but if I’d been the one to write it I’d be forced to punch myself in the face, and that’s relatively difficult. Photographer John Mason has released a series of colour photos depicting Sophiatown’s destruction in ’59; they’re worth checking out on your lunch break. Pretty colours, historical relevance…take your pick.