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Ian Martin
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"Hidden Minority: South Africa's White Poor"


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Finalist
Ian Martin
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"Hidden Minority: South Africa's White Poor"

Istvan Fourie, 30, was out hunting for scrap metal when he found some copper wire. He touched it and received a tremendous electric shock. The fingers had to be amputated. The South African government paid entirely for the operation. He holds a can of glue in his other hand, inhaling the fumes is his frequent escape.

 

 

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