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  • 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
  • Farm women marched in Worcester in the Western Cape against the use of harmful pesticides. - Liezl Human

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Transport in Cape Town
Transport in Cape Town
Commuters boarding a bus at the Cape Town bus rink.
20 July 2021
Open Streets Mitchells Plain
Open Streets Mitchells Plain
Thousands celebrate during the Open Streets festival in Mitchells Plain. Marcela Guerrero Casas is the managing director and co-founder of Open Streets Cape Town.
25 March 2018
State of the Nation Address 2020
State of the Nation Address 2020
Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula and his wife Nozuko Mbalula attend the 2020 State of the Nation Address at Parliament in Cape Town.
13 February 2020
Photo of student protesters
Photo of student protesters
Student protesters listen to address at UCT on 5 October 2016
5 October 2016
San Souci learners protest
San Souci learners protest
Students from San Souci High School protest the school's hair policies and code of conduct
2 September 2016
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
Zandvliet Waste Treatment Plant
Zandvliet Waste Treatment Plant
The Zandvliet waste treatment plant in Cape Town
30 January 2019
March for Al-aqsa mosque
March for Al-aqsa mosque
Thousands in Cape Town, South Africa march against increased Israeli “security” measures at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
26 July 2017

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