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  • 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
  • South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives his vaccinations at the Khayelitsha Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. - Jeffrey Abrahams
  • Shacks built against an old railway line in Siyahlala informal settlement in Langa Cape Town. - Tariro Washinyira
  • Long-buried houses revealed after diggers clear a site for housing in District 6 in Cape Town, South Africa. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • Volunteers under the name Muddy Pooches feed and assist 250 pets from informal settlements every Saturday in Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape. - Ashraf Hendricks

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Ocean View residents protests over lack of policing
Ocean View residents protests over lack of policing
About 150 Ocean View residents block Kommetjie road in Cape Town during a protest over inadequate policing.
21 September 2017
Theewaterskloof Dam
Theewaterskloof Dam
Theewaterskloof Dam during a severe drought in the Western Cape.
11 May 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
Zwelihle residents protest in Hermanus
Zwelihle residents protest in Hermanus
Zwelihle residents and police clash during a protest in Hermanus. Protesting residents are calling for the charges to be dropped of their community leader that was arrested.
13 July 2018
Bheke Cele adresses Zwelihle residents
Bheke Cele adresses Zwelihle residents
Minister of Police Bheki Cele adressed thousands of residents on the Zwelihle sports ground in Hermanus. Cele addressed the community after on going protests turned violent causing the area to shut down. The protest started after a community leader was arrested. Protesters wanted the charges to be dropped.
24 July 2018
SONA 2019
SONA 2019
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife Tshepo Motsepe during the 2019 State of the Nation Addressat Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa.
7 February 2019
Muizeneberg Train Station
Muizeneberg Train Station
A train passing Muizneberg train station in Cape Town.
10 February 2017
Wheelchair users demand better transport
Wheelchair users demand better transport
Wheelchair users gather outside the Cape Town Civic Centre to protest for better transport services.
19 September 2018

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