The Argus
01 August, 1977
South Africa. Police throw tear gas at a group of chanting Modderdam squatter camp residents protesting against the demolition of their homes outside Cape Town.
Leslie Hammond
After leaving The South African College School in Cape Town, Leslie Hammond worked as an advertisement illustrator in a commercial art studio for three years. During his nine-mon...
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