Photo Essay

Meet Khayelitsha’s adorable pets

Volunteer facility provides essential medical care to residents’ best friends

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Photo Essay | 21 February 2017

Life in Cape Town’s most controversial informal settlement

Future of Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East in the hands of a judge

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Photo Essay | 17 February 2017

In photos: protests at State of Nation Address 2017

Despite violence inside Parliament, outside was mostly peaceful

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Photo Essay | 10 February 2017

Cape Flats learners show their athletics abilities

Over a thousand children participate

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Photo Essay | 3 February 2017

In photos: A new generation starts school

Khayelitsha’s Isiphiwo Primary welcomes Grade R learners

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Photo Essay | 11 January 2017

The making of the minstrels

How the colourful faces of the Kaapse Klopse are created

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Photo Essay | 3 January 2017

News that mattered: 2016 in photos

Conflict on campuses, hint of justice for miners, a heated election, our most successful Olympics, and other stories on GroundUp this year

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Photo Essay | 19 December 2016

Hundreds march against nuclear deal

High Court will hear Earthlife's case in December

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Photo Essay | 18 November 2016

Floods bring hardship and loss to Johannesburg immigrant community

"We just heard this strange sound and realised we were being attacked by the river."

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Photo Essay | 10 November 2016

In photos: Pretoria protests against state capture

Save South Africa held a festive protest in St Albans church while the EFF protest at the Union Buildings was sporadically violent

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Photo Essay | 2 November 2016

In Photos: a day of protest at Parliament

Three protests about the universities crisis took place at the legislature yesterday

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Photo Essay | 27 October 2016

Fundamental Rights exam disrupted at North-West University

Protesters chase students outside out of exam room

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Photo Essay | 17 October 2016

In photos: Violence at Vaal University of Technology

Deputy vice-chancellor says institution will stay open and only shut down as a last resort

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Photo Essay | 13 October 2016

In photos: Wits violence spills into Braamfontein

University administration commits to staying open

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Photo Essay | 10 October 2016

Happy Valley: where people get their lives back on track

Shelter treats homeless people with dignity

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Photo Essay | 6 October 2016

Police and students clash in Grahamstown

University concerned by video footage showing heavy-handed police response

Text by Yasthiel Devraj. Photos by Greg Roxburgh.

Photo Essay | 29 September 2016