Photo Essay

In photos: Zimbabwe’s “second independence day”

Jubilation in streets of Harare, but a new age of freedom is far from assured

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Photo Essay | 19 November 2017

Meet Masiphumelele’s budding violinists

“We like the African beats and we also play classics”

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Photo Essay | 17 November 2017

Philippi’s vegetables feed the hungry

Lavender Hill soup kitchens and businesses depend on cheap supplies

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Photo Essay | 1 November 2017

Protecting the precious Philippi aquifer

If we stop producing, there’ll be empty shelves in the shops, say vegetable farmers

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Photo Essay | 30 October 2017

Karate much more than a sport for Khayelitsha kids

Goju-Kai style karate has become popular with dojos in Khayelitsha, Langa, Mfuleni and Gugulethu.

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Photo Essay | 10 October 2017

Soweto gay pride march against hate crimes

Last year’s event was cancelled

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Photo Essay | 2 October 2017

In photos: COSATU members protest in cities across the country

Minister of Sport Thulas Nxesi warns workers that pensions may be looted

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Photo Essay | 27 September 2017

In photos: Ocean View residents and police clash over failure to reduce crime

“The people are suffering because crime has taken over. We’re crying for help.”

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Photo Essay | 22 September 2017

Chokka fishers struggle to survive in lean times

Separated for long periods from their families, the fishers eke out a meagre living catching squid

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Photo Essay | 19 September 2017

In photos: Cape Town’s affordable housing sites

City has committed to turning 13 sites near the city centre into homes for low-income households

Text by Will Yoder. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Photo Essay | 14 September 2017

In photos: Hangberg erupts over fishing rights

Rubber bullets, petrol bombs, flares and tear gas fill the air as protest escalates

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Photo Essay | 13 September 2017

In photos: Khayelitsha does the catwalk

Second year of this event is bigger as young fashion designers showcase their wares

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Photo Essay | 11 September 2017

Dead dogs, dirty nappies, old food: rubbish piles up in Marikana

City says land is private and it therefore cannot provide a refuse service

Text by Denise Patterson. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Photo Essay | 6 September 2017

In photos: The people of Woodstock threatened by gentrification

“If we have to move to Wolwerivier it would be a setback in my life and for all my children”

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Photo Essay | 27 July 2017

In photos: City folk play in the snow

Ceres area covered in white blanket

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Photo Essay | 17 July 2017

29 photos that capture 2017 so far

From protests against President Jacob Zuma to children doing yoga, here are some of the most interesting moments we caught on camera in the first half of the year

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Photo Essay | 2 July 2017