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  • Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula pefore an oversight visit at train depots in Cape Town, South Africa. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • Children race go-karts in Gugulethu township in Cape Town. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • People from across Cape Town attended the two-day Cape Flats Book Festival in Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, South Africa. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • Members from Extinction Rebellion pour fake blood and oil over themselves in protest demanding an end to the exploration and exploitation of new gas fields in Africa. The protest happened outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre during Africa Oil Week. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • Members of the activist group Red Rebels perform during a protest for climate change in Cape Town. - Ashraf Hendricks

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Evictions in Khayelitsha
Evictions in Khayelitsha
Shacks are torn down next to Empolweni in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
22 April 2020
Day 1 of the Lockdown in South Africa
Day 1 of the Lockdown in South Africa
Residents in South Africa are asked to stay indoors to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
27 March 2020
Imizamo Yethu Reblocking Protest
Imizamo Yethu Reblocking Protest
Residents protest in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay after the Anti-land invasion unit demolish shacks for reblocking.
20 July 2017
Cape Storm
Cape Storm
Gigantic waves crash during a storm in Cape Town.
7 June 2017
Photo of Pollsmoor Baby Mother Unit
Photo of Pollsmoor Baby Mother Unit
A playground in the Pollsmoor Baby Mother Unit
28 September 2016
Tears Animal Rescue
Tears Animal Rescue
Puppies at the Tears Animal Rescue in False Bay, Cape Town.
29 June 2017
Marikana Philippi
Marikana Philippi
Marikana, Philippi an informal settlement in Cape Town, South Africa
27 February 2017
Police Disperse Protesters in Bishop Lavis
Police Disperse Protesters in Bishop Lavis
Police disperse protesters in Bishop Lavis. Protesters where calling for an end to violence and blocking the street.
25 September 2019

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