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  • Elzaan Debruyn carries her dog Cocoa through water in Sandvlei during a flood. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • Siyahlala informal settlement's during a flood. - Peter Luhanga
  • The shelves in Woolworths in Gardens stand empty on Thursday 10 August 2023 during the Cape Town taxi strike. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • Children play with a ball near a torched vehicle in Crossroads during a taxi strike in Cape Town, South Africa. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • Street vendor Emihle Phoswa braais pork chops and chicken wings near garbage in Dunoon. - Peter Luhanga

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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
Cape Flats Aquifer
Cape Flats Aquifer
The City starts drilling operations for groundwater from the Cape Flats aquifer in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town.
11 January 2018
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and t…
South African Post Office (SAPO) CEO Mark Barnes during a joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development in the Old Assembly at Parliament in Cape Town.
31 October 2017
Cape Town’s iconic murals
Cape Town’s iconic murals
Public art in Cape Town, South Africa
14 March 2019
Ahmed Kathrada Memorial Cape Town
Ahmed Kathrada Memorial Cape Town
Deputy General-Secretary of the SA Communist Party (SACP), Jeremy Cronin addresses the audience during the Ahmed Kathrada memorial at St. Georges Cathedral in Cape Town.
6 April 2017
Black First Land First members denied entry at Daily Maverick The Gathering event
Black First Land First members denied entry at Daily Maverick The Gatheri…
Lindsay Maasdorp (Left) and other member of The Black First Land First (BLF) movement is denied entry at the Daily Mavericks "The Gathering" event in Cape Town.
3 August 2017
Transport in Cape Town
Transport in Cape Town
Commuters boarding a bus at the Cape Town bus rink.
20 July 2021
Ahmed Kathrada Funeral
Ahmed Kathrada Funeral
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela arrives for the funeral. The funeral was held at the Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg.
29 March 2017

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