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  • The shelves in Woolworths in Gardens stand empty on Thursday 10 August 2023 during the Cape Town taxi strike. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • Children play with a ball near a torched vehicle in Crossroads during a taxi strike in Cape Town, South Africa. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • Street vendor Emihle Phoswa braais pork chops and chicken wings near garbage in Dunoon. - Peter Luhanga
  • Silver Sounds Band, a cape minstrel band practices from a panel beating workshop in Athlone, Cape Town. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • The Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble performs a free community classical music concert in the Dutch Reformed Church in Diepkloof. - Ihsaan Haffejee

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Cape Town Central Train Station.
Cape Town Central Train Station.
Cape Town central train station.
4 October 2018
Khayelitsha Land Occupation
Khayelitsha Land Occupation
Residents in Town 2 Khayelitsha protest during an illegal land occupation.
22 May 2017
Protest against gold mines
Protest against gold mines
The Rhodes statue in the Company’s Garden was covered with posters during a protest against the gold mines.
8 February 2017
Reclaim the City occupy Woodstock Hospital
Reclaim the City occupy Woodstock Hospital
Reclaim the City supporters occupy the Woodstock Hospital. The occupiers are protesting against the sale of Tafelberg and are demanding clarity on affordable housing on the Helen Bowden and Woodstock Hospital sites.
27 March 2017
2017 Soweto Gay Pride
2017 Soweto Gay Pride
Over 200 people celebrate the 2017 edition of Soweto Pride. Members of the gay community marched through Meadowlands and Dobsonville in Soweto protesting against hate crimes against them.
30 September 2017
Ahmed Kathrada Funeral
Ahmed Kathrada Funeral
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela arrives for the funeral. The funeral was held at the Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg.
29 March 2017
Bo-Kaap Protest Against Gentrification
Bo-Kaap Protest Against Gentrification
Residents from Bo-Kaap protest by attempting to stop a crane from entering the area. The development is a 12-storey apartment block being built by BLOK Urban Developers. Residents said that gentrification is forcing them out
20 November 2018
Metro Train
Metro Train
A train heading towards Nyanga train station.
16 October 2017

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