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  • Climate change activists dump fake “blood” and “oil” in the lobby of the Cape Town International’s Convention Centre (CTICC) in South Africa, during the the Africa Oil Week conference. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • After 3 weeks of occupying outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offices in Cape Town, refugees and asylum seekers wanting to leave the country due to xenophobia were evicted by police and law enforcement. Many were arrested. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • Refugees camp outside the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) offices in Cape Town, South Africa. Many of them are from Somalia, the DRC and Burundi and were forced to leave their countries of birth due to civil war. They are now pleading with UNHCR to be taken back home for fear of their lives in South Africa due to xenophobia. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • The Island Informal Settlement in Khayelitsha is flooded after heavy rains in Cape Town. - Vincent Lali
  • Refugees camp outside the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) offices in Cape Town, South Africa. Many of them are from Somalia, the DRC and Burundi and were forced to leave their countries of birth due to civil war. They are now pleading with UNHCR to be taken back home for fear of their lives in South Africa due to xenophobia. - Ashraf Hendricks

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Hangberg protesters clash with police
Hangberg protesters clash with police
Hangberg residents watch as police and protesters clash during a protest over fishing quotas in Hout Bay.
12 September 2017
Army Deployed Quell Gang Violence
Army Deployed Quell Gang Violence
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is deployed to assist the police to quell gang violence on the Cape flats in Cape Town, South Africa. Since November 2018, over 2,300 people have been murdered in the Western Cape.
18 July 2019
Imizamo Yethu Fire
Imizamo Yethu Fire
Residents queue for food and supplies after a devastating fire ravished Mandela Park Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay. The fire displaced 15000 people and killed 3.
13 March 2017
Army Deployed Quell Gang Violence
Army Deployed Quell Gang Violence
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is deployed to assist the police to quell gang violence on the Cape flats in Cape Town, South Africa. Since November 2018, over 2,300 people have been murdered in the Western Cape.
18 July 2019
Ahmed Kathrada Funeral
Ahmed Kathrada Funeral
A man holds up a picture of Ahmed Kathrada during the funeral service. The funeral was held at the Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg
29 March 2017
Berg River
Berg River
Berg River during a severe drought in the Western Cape.
11 May 2017
March Against Gender Based Violence
March Against Gender Based Violence
About a thousand women march against gender based violence in Cape Town, South Africa.
1 August 2018
MyCiTi bus
MyCiTi bus
A MyCiTi bus in Cape Town.
15 August 2019

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