Ziggy the Preacher

South Africa Wed 27-10-2010

Ziggy the Preacher
Photos and Text by Wairimu Gitahi

Ziggy reads the Bible outside a Legislative building in Johannesburg. He likes to pray outside government buildings. He believes praying for the government is one of his callings. He uses his cultural regalia as a tool to preach. | Photos and Text by Wairimu Gitahi

Dressed in Zulu traditional attire (A tribe in South Africa), Ziggy prays by a road in Johannesburg. | Photos and Text by Wairimu Gitahi

The Preacher Besides his Sleek Car

A white South African street preacher who prefers to be known as Ziggy, dressed in Zulu traditional attire reads the Bible beside his Mercedes Benz next to a street in Johannesburg. The preacher parks his sleek car besides various streets in the city to pray, preach or read the Bible. His car number plate reads "Mjita" which means friend in Zulu. He uses his cultural regalia as a tool to preach | Photos and Text by Wairimu Gitahi

Biography: Wairimu Gitahi

Wairimu Gitahi is a freelance documentary photographer and radio journalist and has a keen interest in social documentary photography. At present she is studying photojournalism and documentary at the Market Photo Workshop in Newtown, Johannesburg. This is a year-long course which she began in January and will complete in December 2010.

Her aim as a photojournalist is to tell the world about the creative ways in which Africans tackle various social issues that many African countries often find themselves in. In so doing, she hopes to honor the struggles of those who smile through the pain of life’s challenges and also present lessons that others may learn from them.

In order to present these stories truthfully, she sees the need to continuously improve her skills hence her current enrollment at the photo workshop

Wairimu was born in 1978. She has a bachelor’s degree in communications.

Posted By: Hirum Ndungu

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