Photo Essay

Gale overturns shacks in Mfuleni and Khayelitsha

City’s informal settlement residents battle to stay dry and warm during this week’s storm

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Photo Essay | 9 June 2017

Lull in the storm: Capetonians pick up the pieces

Communities in Macassar Village and Taiwan section of Khayelitsha mopped up, tried to keep warm and assessed the damage

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Photo Essay | 8 June 2017

In photos: Cape Town’s tempest

At least five dead, and many lose their homes

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Photo Essay | 8 June 2017

Dozens of Hout Bay homes severely damaged in Cape storm

Some shacks that were rebuilt after the fires earlier this year blew down

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Photo Essay | 7 June 2017

Evictions turn violent in Newtown

The legality of the action initiated by Prasa under dispute in court

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Photo Essay | 2 June 2017

Dunoon residents capitalise on thriving rental market

Residents in the overcrowded settlement are building apartments and adding storeys

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Photo Essay | 17 May 2017

Protesters demand secret ballot for Zuma

Constitutional Court hears argument on how Parliament should vote

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Photo Essay | 15 May 2017

In photos: Cape Town’s water crisis

Perilous state of city’s water supply is starkly visible

Text by Trevor Bohatch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Photo Essay | 15 May 2017

Eldorado Park explodes over lack of houses and jobs

“There is no future for the youth here”

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Photo Essay | 9 May 2017