Photo Essay

Mfuleni land occupiers won’t give up

“Setting up again is a form of resistance” says woman whose shack has been demolished

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Photo Essay | 3 April 2018

Thousands celebrate the streets of Mitchells Plain

“This is one of the events that I can say brings people together”

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Photo Essay | 26 March 2018

Marikana workers live in dire conditions three years after Farlam report

Only about one in five Lonmin employees stay in decent housing

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Photo Essay | 20 March 2018

Homeless artist carves out a living

Michael Helsie makes wooden sculptures of animals

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Photo Essay | 2 February 2018

It’s already Day Zero in Siyahlala

Living with 20 litres of water a day

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Photo Essay | 26 January 2018

In photos: Protests and violence at Afrikaans high school

Dispute over language admission policy boils over

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Photo Essay | 17 January 2018

“Walking bus” volunteers help Nyanga learners get safely to school

Parents volunteer to make sure learners are not robbed

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Photo Essay | 17 January 2018

In photos: Cape Town’s favourite public space

Thousands visit Sea Point pool, one of the few municipal pools operating during the drought

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Photo Essay | 8 January 2018

News that mattered: 2017 in photos

Drought, protests, anger over the social grants payment system, and the collapse of Metrorail marked this year.

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Photo Essay | 18 December 2017

Robert Mugabe resigns

Celebration in the streets of Harare

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Photo Essay | 21 November 2017

In photos: Zimbabwe’s “second independence day”

Jubilation in streets of Harare, but a new age of freedom is far from assured

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Photo Essay | 19 November 2017

Meet Masiphumelele’s budding violinists

“We like the African beats and we also play classics”

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Photo Essay | 17 November 2017

Philippi’s vegetables feed the hungry

Lavender Hill soup kitchens and businesses depend on cheap supplies

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Photo Essay | 1 November 2017

Protecting the precious Philippi aquifer

If we stop producing, there’ll be empty shelves in the shops, say vegetable farmers

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Photo Essay | 30 October 2017

Karate much more than a sport for Khayelitsha kids

Goju-Kai style karate has become popular with dojos in Khayelitsha, Langa, Mfuleni and Gugulethu.

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Photo Essay | 10 October 2017

Soweto gay pride march against hate crimes

Last year’s event was cancelled

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Photo Essay | 2 October 2017