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Who We AreWhere We WereAdapting to ChangeChallenging Current CultureFacing RealityMaking a Name for South Africa   Ever wonder what lliving in South Africa is like? The stories below provide a peek into everyday lives — of teenagers, taxi drivers, domestic workers, suburbanites, poor women, gangs and the media that cover them.

Guiding the Lost Generation
They left school to fight apartheid. Today, unemployed and undereducated, they fight their personal demons.
By Kamika Dunlap

Hell on Wheels
To earn a living, South Africa's minibus taxi drivers must dodge traffic — and bullets. Jabu Themba struggles to earn a living on the frontlines on South Africa's taxi wars.
By Chris Gaither

The Home Front
Black domestic workers say low wages and poor treatment are apartheid holdovers

By David Gilson

Hired Guns
South Africa's crime-weary suburbanites trust private security more than the police.

By David Gilson

The News Posters of South Africa
By Neil Henry

Changing Faces
By Cassandra Herrman

Community Justice
A muslim group turns to violence to fight gangs in the Cape Flats.
By Julia Roller