Renowned South African photographer and anti-apartheid activist Peter Magubane has been praised for his contributions to South Africa’s liberation struggle after his death on Monday. He was 91 years old.
Magubane covered key events in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, including the 1976 Soweto uprising, in which hundreds of black student protesters were killed.
Magubane’s work pitted him against the apartheid government, leading to his arrest and solitary confinement for 586 days and a five-year ban on photography.
South Africa’s Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, praised Makubane as “an outstanding photojournalist and freedom fighter who courageously documented the injustices of apartheid. ” clan”
“Dr Magubane used his camera as a means of protest, never backing down from an oppressive regime,” Mr. Kodwa added
“Magubane’s indomitable spirit, courage and exceptional contributions to journalism will be greatly missed,” the South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) said.
Magubane also served as liberation hero Nelson Mandela’s official photographer for four years after Mandela’s release from prison in 1990.