Photo Essay

Inside a Cape Flats minstrel band

“This is more than just a band. This is like a family.”

Young roller skaters bring joy to Hammanskraal

About 30 skaters wowed audiences at “An African Celebration on Wheels” on the weekend

In photos: Young people march to Union Buildings

“They tell us to study hard and graduate and that this will lead to a better life but so many of my friends have not managed to find a job after completing their studies”

In photos: Citrusdal cut off from the world

Road into town collapses in flood. Officials are trying to access the town from gravel roads.

Blankets and food needed in Cape Town’s flooded informal settlements

Some learners have missed examinations

In photos: Hunger and hope in Touwsrivier

Kalk Bay’s beloved buskers

Some have been playing music on these streets for 20 years

Flooding in Eastern Cape: municipality blames residents, residents blame municipality

1,200 people evacuated in Nelson Mandela Bay after heavy rains

Mass boeka transforms notorious Manenberg street

Over 200 people were treated to a meal as part of the annual “Boeka in die Laan” event on Sunday

Taking intellectual disability awareness month to the finish line

The annual event raises awareness and support

Over 1,000 march in support of queer pride

“We should be able to live without fear of being persecuted just for who we are”

Cape Town is moving people off the streets. We asked homeless residents what they thought

“We are also part of the community,” says Nathan Ludick, who lives in Virginia Avenue Park

Township boxer wants to train “the next Tyson”

But Masiphumelele’s boxing gym has hardly any equipment

“We’re losing big time”- businesses crippled by Eskom blackouts

Reduced income and extra costs are hurting local enterprise

Families flock to Cape Town’s historic tidal pools

Some people came as children, now they bring their own children

Where are children playing this December?

A photo essay and reflection