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  • 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. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) military helicopter is seen during a training exercise outside the 35 Squadron airforce base in Belhar, Cape Town. The army has been in Cape Town to help police quell Gang Violence. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • A flooded home in the Qandu-qandu informal settlement in Khayelitsha. - Masixole Feni
  • Commuters try and catch a train on the central line early in the morning. Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula was planning on taking a train from Khayelitsha to Langa but it didn't go as planned after numerous delays. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • A family tries is affected by teargas during a protest for services in Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East. - Velani Ludidi

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Reclaim the City occupy Woodstock Hospital
Reclaim the City occupy Woodstock Hospital
Siphenathi Sakhele from Khayelitsha is one of the 5 Reclaim the City supporters occupying 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
Protest for action against climate change
Protest for action against climate change
Youths protest for action against climate change outside Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa.
15 March 2019
Land for Living March
Land for Living March
Thousands of people marched towards the Cape Town Civic Centre on Human Rights Day to demand land for better housing.
21 March 2018
Cape Town Train Station Protest
Cape Town Train Station Protest
A train is set alight during a protest over delays at Cape Town train station.
12 June 2017
Protest against Jacob Zuma
Protest against Jacob Zuma
Thousands march to parliament during a protest against President Jacob Zuma in Cape Town.
7 April 2017
Hout Bay Protest
Hout Bay Protest
Residents protest over reblocking in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay.
3 July 2017
Photo of Cape Minstrels 2017
Photo of Cape Minstrels 2017
Cape Minstrel performers wait to get their makeup done in Athlone
2 January 2017
Train Arson
Train Arson
Minister of Transport, Dr Blade Nzimande, does a walk-about at the Paarden Eiland Deport in Cape Town. Nzimande came to view damages done to Metrorail trains.
27 July 2018

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