LISTEN: James Oatway interview
There was an eruption of praise and criticism on social media after photos depicting the murder of Emmanuel Sithole in Alexandra were published in the Sunday Times. Darren and Natarah spoke to James Oatway, the photojournalist who took the shocking pictures.
The country stood still on Sunday, when images showing the brutal attack on Emmanuel Sithole, a Mozambican man in Joburg’s Alexandra township, were published in the Sunday Times newspaper.
The chilling account of the incident, titled The brutal death of Emmanuel Sithole - by reporter Beauregard Tromp and photographer James Oatway - got South Africans talking, with the disturbing photos sparking a massive debate online.
The brutality was too much for many people who condemned the attack.
Others felt the photos should not have been taken in the first place.
Darren and Natarah caught up with Oatway, who was still shocked and traumatised by the incident.
He gave the East Coast Breakfast team his account of what happened.
Nobody could have anticipated what happened next.
James explained to why he had to drop his camera and intervene.
Why has this particular story affected James, a seasoned photojournalist, so much?
Listen to the full interview here, including James' complete account of what happened: