Daylin Paul

@daylinpaul

Daylin Paul is the visual editor at New Frame. A photographer, writer and educator based in Johannesburg, he is the winner of the Ernest Cole Award for photography and a trainer at the Market Photo Workshop.

Stories by: Daylin Paul

News

6 April 2019: A spray-painted ‘Makhanda’ has been added to the ‘official’ entrance to what was Grahamstown from the N2 highway.

Discontent in Makhanda

Basic services such as clean water provision and rubbish removal have become erratic in Makhanda. Disgruntled residents speak of voting for parties other than the ANC come 8 May.

By: Amanda Khoza
8 May 2019

Features

31 March 2019: Shumani Ndonyane, whose brother Isaac was killed on the outskirts of Thohoyandou.

The strain of caring for mentally ill relatives

The task of looking after mentally ill adult relatives is a daily challenge many families face alone or with little help, particularly in rural areas.

By: Rolivhuwa Sadiki
18 Apr 2019

Features

5 March 2019: Leah Ndanga and her son, Emmanuel, outside their home.

Parental love helps children with disabilities

Battling slow and inadequate government care, parents of children with disabilities both go it alone and set up organisations to help their offspring live full lives.

By: Tebadi Mmotla, Zandile Bangani
2 Apr 2019

News

17 February 2019: Photos of the three young men on display during the funeral service. From left to right: Jafari Fiston Binyongo, Bernard Sadiki and Elias Moise Kahindo.

Xenophobia is a triple-killer in Zeerust

Three young Congolese men died in a car accident in Zeerust while trying to help a friend get medical attention. But they shouldn’t even have been on the road.

By: Jan Bornman
19 Feb 2019

News

2 November 2018: Camden is one of 11 coal-buring power stations in Mpumalanga.

Coal workers demand a just energy transition

A move to renewable energy is inevitable, and necessary, but workers are insisting that they should not be the ones to carry the social costs of the transition.

By: Lloyd Gedye
23 Nov 2018

News

2 November 2018: Unemployed men sit on a street corner, in central Middelburg, looking for casual labour opportunities.

Middelburg, a town in decline

As South Africa’s energy production shifts from fossil fuels to renewable sources, towns in Mpumalanga’s coal belt are rapidly sinking into decline.

By: Lloyd Gedye
22 Nov 2018

Culture

Music makes us strong

The Liberation Project’s reinvigorated and new struggle songs aim to create solidarity across borders, but it has slipped up on gender.

By: Gwen Ansell
28 Sep 2018

News

8 July 2018: Acid mine drainage near coal mining facilities outside eMalahleni in Mpumalanga.

The hidden costs of mining: Part 2

The South African Human Rights Commission has directed government to consider new measures to protect communities affected by mining.

By: Tony Carnie
25 Sep 2018

Features

Mapeto Baldwin Langa

Mapeto Baldwin Langa, a lifelong communist and internationalist, was buried in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 25 August.

By: New Frame
29 Aug 2018

News

Nomonde Mtshali (not her real name) spoke to New Frame about her rape at the hands of her gobela ephehlweni

Investigating abuse at traditional healing schools

Allegations of serious abuse during the training of traditional healers are under investigation. A report into sexual violations ephehlweni is due to be released soon.

By: Nation Nyoka
17 Aug 2018

News

Kwambenya Senior Primary, a school on the outskirts of Bizana in the Eastern Cape.

Infrastructure crisis cripples schools in the rural Eastern Cape

New Frame visited two schools in Bizana, in the Eastern Cape, where basic infrastructure is either absent, grossly inadequate, or in abysmal disrepair.

By: Zandile Bangani
16 Aug 2018