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  • Baithuti Shasha struggles to get around Dunoon in his wheelchair because most of the roads are badly potholed and flooded with sewage. - Peter Luhanga
  • Paul Josephs and his eight-year-old dog, Cloey watches as dozens of shacks were flooded in the 'Covid' settlement in Bloekombos after heavy rains in Cape Town, South Africa. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • Shack fire in Kayamandi Stellenbosch - Vusi Mokoena
  • Joan de Villiers administers the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine to Mavis Lee at Highlands House, a care home for elderly people in Cape Town. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • The University of Cape Town’s Jagger Library, which housed thousands of theses, artworks, and precious documents, was gutted by a fire which started on Table Mountain. - Ashraf Hendricks

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Students protest for Free Education
Students protest for Free Education
Students march to Parliament protesting for free education in Cape Town.
26 October 2016
Thousands of learners protest against overcrowded classrooms.
Thousands of learners protest against overcrowded classrooms.
Thousands of learners from Kraaifontein in Cape Town protest against overcrowding in their classrooms.
16 May 2019
Johannesburg High Court
Johannesburg High Court
Johannesburg High Court
21 February 2018
Refugees Relocated to Bellville
Refugees Relocated to Bellville
Hundreds of refugees evicted from the Central Methodist Mission Church are moved to "Paint City" in Bellville.
3 April 2020
Voelvlei Dam
Voelvlei Dam
Voelvlei Dam during a severe drought in the Western Cape.
18 May 2017
Protest against Jacob Zuma
Protest against Jacob Zuma
Thousands of anti-Zuma protesters hold a demonstration against South African President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria. Demonstrators marched from Church Square to the office of the President the Union Buildings demanding that he step down and resign. The protest was organised by opposition political parties.
12 April 2017
Residents Rebuild After Fire in Kosovo
Residents Rebuild After Fire in Kosovo
Residents rebuild after a fire ravages homes in Kosovo, Philippi. The fire destroyed over 100 shacks and left over a thousand people homeless.
23 October 2018
Residents occupy the old Helen Bowden Nurses Home near the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
Residents occupy the old Helen Bowden Nurses Home near the V&A Waterfront…
Helen Bowden Nurses Home occupation
27 August 2018

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