Claire Bell

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Gender Female
Industry Communications or Media
Occupation Journalist
Location Cape Town, South Africa
Introduction When I was growing up, so much of South Africa was hidden from a little white girl like me. Colourful, rural, black Africa didn't get a mention in the neat suburbs of Jo'burg. Now after being away for 10 years, I've come home courtesy of a fellowship from the Open Society Foundation for South Africa to discover what beats in the rural heartlands of this country.
Interests For the last 10 years I've worked as a freelance journalist and researcher writing for TIME magazine; The Independent; The Guardian; The Times; The Scotsman; The Herald; The Big Issue; The Fortean Times; Marie Claire; Wanderlust magazine; and anyone else who'll have me.