Tirelo

Tirelo has been raped twice, and has been through the wringer, descending into alcoholism, and battling severe depression. She talks about her journey to sobriety, and the difficulty of trying to deal with severe mental illness in the black community, where mental health complaints are often stigma…

Samkelo Radebe

Samkelo Radebe – imagine being electrocuted as a small child, waking up in agony in hospital, and having your parents tell you the doctors have to amputate your hands in order to save your life. That’s what happened to Samkelo Radebe. Years on, he’s a paralympian medallist, a south African hero, an…

JP Andrew

JP was an average teenager who loved the water. His favourite pastime was surfing. It was the love of that hobby that killed him - literally. He was attacked by a shark as he surfed, fished out of the water by a fellow surfer. He died on the beach, but medics kept fighting and managed to revive him…

Father Michael Lapsley

Father Michael Lapsley – a priest who dedicated his life to the liberation of South Africa. He was targeted by the security police in the 80s. They sent him a letter bomb that blew both of his hands off, and left him partially sighted. In spite of the horror, and the cruelty that prompted the attac…