South Africa Mourns Veteran Photographer Alf Kumalo

Acclaimed photojournalist Alfred Kumalo, who used his lens to capture the brutality of apartheid, died at the age 82 from renal failure. He has been hailed as an "eminent historian" by former president Thabo Mbeki.

Alfred Kumalo, left, with musician Hugh Masekela, center, and journalist Joe Thloloe at the launch of the book "Alf Kumalo: Through My Lens".

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