The Star (South Africa)
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The Star is a daily newspaper based in Gauteng
, South Africa
. It has a readership of 840 000 and is owned by Independent News & Media
. It gained worldwide attention in 2006 when it published survey results according to which about twenty percent of South African men have rape
d a woman in their lifetime.
The newspaper employed three members of the Bang-Bang Club
. It employed Kevin Carter
as a staff photographer in 1984. Ken Oosterbroek
worked for the paper before being appointed its chief photographer in August 1991. He hired Joao Silva shortly afterwards.
Gauteng
Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It has a readership of 840 000 and is owned by Independent News & Media
Independent News & Media
Independent News & Media plc , is a media organisation based in Dublin, Ireland, with interests in 22 countries on 4 continents worldwide. The company owns over 200 print titles, more than 130 radio stations, over 100 commercial websites and many billboard locations, and is a leading press player...
. It gained worldwide attention in 2006 when it published survey results according to which about twenty percent of South African men have rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
d a woman in their lifetime.
The newspaper employed three members of the Bang-Bang Club
Bang-Bang Club
The Bang Bang Club was a name primarily associated with four photographers active within the townships of South Africa during the Apartheid period, particularly between 1990 and 1994, from when Nelson Mandela was released from jail to the 1994 elections...
. It employed Kevin Carter
Kevin Carter
Kevin Carter was an award-winning South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club.-Early life:...
as a staff photographer in 1984. Ken Oosterbroek
Ken Oosterbroek
Ken Oosterbroek , was a South African photojournalist and member of The Bang-Bang Club. He worked for The Star in Johannesburg, which was South Africa's biggest daily broadsheet...
worked for the paper before being appointed its chief photographer in August 1991. He hired Joao Silva shortly afterwards.