Ihsaan Haffejee

Johannesburg

Photojournalist at The Star Newspaper

Independent Visual journalist. Using video & photography to tell South Africa's stories. DM for assignments and commission.

Articles

South Africa: Proteas Arrive Home Victorious

1 week ago | allafrica.com | Ihsaan Haffejee

The South African cricket team won the World Test Championship in London last week The victorious Proteas men's cricket team arrived home from London to a hero's welcome on Wednesday. Captain Temba Bavuma walked into the arrivals hall at OR Tambo, holding aloft the Test Championship Mace - the International Cricket Council trophy for test cricket. Fans in the arrival hall started singing his name as young children yelled out for autographs.
Proteas arrive home victorious

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Ihsaan Haffejee

The victorious Proteas menâ€™s cricket team arrived home from London to a heroâ€™s welcome on Wednesday. Captain Temba Bavuma walked into the arrivals hall at OR Tambo, holding aloft the Test Championship Mace â€“ the International Cricket Council trophy for test cricket. Fans in the arrival hall started singing his name as young children yelled out for autographs. Last week, Bavuma led his underdog team to a five-wicket victory over Australia in the final of the World Test Championship in London.
The wheel deal: moving beyond the grid

2 weeks ago | dailydispatch.co.za | Ihsaan Haffejee

Pinging power from farms to factories Virtual wheeling: The Selemela Solar Park in Lichtenburg, North West, generates and sells electricity to other parts of the country via a wheeling agreement. Pictured here is plant manager Tebogo Tong. Photo: The practice of electricity wheeling is gaining momentum in SA as a pathway for companies and municipalities to transmit renewable energy using Eskom’s grid.
South Africa: Protests Against Germany and Glencore Mark Namibian Genocide Remembrance Day

1 month ago | allafrica.com | Matthew Hirsch |Ihsaan Haffejee

Events in Cape Town and Johannesburg drew attention to the war in Gaza Protesters gathered in Cape Town and Johannesburg on Wednesday morning to mark Namibia's first Genocide Remembrance Day. The day commemorates the mass murders of more than 70,000 Herero and Nama people by Germany between 1904 and 1908.
Protests against Germany and Glencore mark Namibian Genocide Remembrance Day

1 month ago | groundup.org.za | Matthew Hirsch |Ihsaan Haffejee

Protesters gathered in Cape Town and Johannesburg on Wednesday morning to mark Namibiaâ€™s first Genocide Remembrance Day. The day commemorates the mass murders of more than 70,000 Herero and Nama people by Germany between 1904 and 1908. At the picket in Cape Town, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), protesters called for Germany to impose punitive measures against Israel for the â€śgenocide unfolding in Palestineâ€ť.
Artists take over the streets of Hillbrow

1 month ago | groundup.org.za | Ihsaan Haffejee

Johannesburg artists filled the streets of Hillbrow with music, dance and theatre performances as part of the sixth ‘Hey Hillbrow! Let’s Dlala!’ public street arts festival over the weekend. The parade started at the iconic Windybrow Theatre Complex and made its way around Hillbrow, an inner-city neighbourhood that faces many challenges, including dilapidated infrastructure, hijacked buildings, crime and widespread drug use.
Spin city: Soweto teens show off their flashy bikes

1 month ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Ihsaan Haffejee

Lesego Mathiane with his chromed-out BMX with speakers installed on the rear. /Ihsaan Haffejee The streets of Soweto came alive at the weekend as scores of young people showed off their customised BMX bicycles. This cycling subculture was born out of the more commonly known car “stance” culture, where vehicle owners spend a lot of time and money customising their cars with specialised paint jobs, flashy wheels and loud sound systems.
South Africa: Spin City - Soweto Teens Show Off Their Flashy Bikes

1 month ago | allafrica.com | Ihsaan Haffejee

"My girlfriend says I love this bicycle more than her" The streets of Soweto came alive at the weekend as scores of young people showed off their customised BMX bicycles. This cycling subculture was born out of the more commonly known car "stance" culture, where vehicle owners spend a lot of time and money customising their cars with specialised paint jobs, flashy wheels and loud sound systems.
Teens Show Off Custom Bikes in Style

1 month ago | techfinancials.co.za | Ihsaan Haffejee |Gugu Lourie

The streets of Soweto came alive at the weekend as scores of young people showed off their customised BMX bicycles. This cycling subculture was born out of the more commonly known car “stance” culture, where vehicle owners spend a lot of time and money customising their cars with specialised paint jobs, flashy wheels and loud sound systems. Many young people in townships like Soweto may not have the resources to buy and customise their own cars.
Spin city: Soweto teens show off their flashy bikes

1 month ago | groundup.org.za | Ihsaan Haffejee

The streets of Soweto came alive at the weekend as scores of young people showed off their customised BMX bicycles. This cycling subculture was born out of the more commonly known car “stance” culture, where vehicle owners spend a lot of time and money customising their cars with specialised paint jobs, flashy wheels and loud sound systems. Many young people in townships like Soweto may not have the resources to buy and customise their own cars.