He was one of the 4 lads of the so called Bang Bang Club. He was co-author of a book with same name about covering SA's township violence pre-1994. The book has just been turned into a movie.
Joao stepped on a mine in Kandahar province, after US mine clearance dogs passed over the area. He is receiving treatment at a US military field hospital, and will then be flown to the large, top-of-the-range US army hospital in Rammstein, Germany. Fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!
