The legacy of apartheid creates a struggle for South Africans fighting for economic empowerment.
Within two months, I was immersed in a country and its cuisine, complex history, and most importantly, its people. My reporting began in Cape Town, South Africa.
I had the opportunity to intern with iKapa Impact, a South African-based nonprofit founded by Dee Moskoff and focused on creating opportunities for students and professionals to experience a personalized, mutual-benefit experience in their respective industries and interests.
I also had the amazing opportunity to cover diversity in the culinary industry while reporting for the Daily Maverick, an independent South African publication, under the TGIFood Column’s editor, Tony Jackman.
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Living in the township of Kayamandi while exploring the culinary industry prior to traveling to Soweto, Johannesburg, prepped me for an intensive month of community-building, unearthing colonialism, and conducting interviews and research about spaza shops and the complexities associated with the informal business sector.
I am grateful to the Pulitzer Center for the opportunity to report abroad to provide readers with insight to a sensitive topic. My reporting is now drawn to the "Rainbow Nation" and I hope to have the opportunity to interview and share more stories through the South African perspective.
