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Animals

COSATU marches against state capture
COSATU marches against state capture
Egyptian Geese wander through the COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions) protest in Cape Town. Thousands marched under the banner of COSATU calling for an end to state capture.
27 September 2017
Bekezela Evictions
Bekezela Evictions
A residents is seen with a cat which was killed during evictions in the Bekezela informal settlement in Newtown.
2 June 2017
Mdzananda Animal Clinic
Mdzananda Animal Clinic
Sonwabile Manziwa poses with Danger the dog at Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khayelitsha
21 February 2017
Blikkiesdorp
Blikkiesdorp
Blikkiesdorp, a temporary relocation area in Cape Town, South Africa.
21 June 2018

Art & Entertainment

Willie Bester
Willie Bester
South African artist Willie Bester at his home in Kuilsriver.
25 May 2017
Graffiti in Salt River
Graffiti in Salt River
Graffiti by artist 'Nardstar' in Salt River
4 April 2017
John Fredericks
John Fredericks
Author of the film Noem My Skollie, John Fredericks, in his study at home.
12 September 2017
John Fredericks
John Fredericks
Author of the film Noem My Skollie, John Fredericks, in his study at home.
12 September 2017

Back to School

Photo of First day of school in Khayelitsha
Photo of First day of school in Khayelitsha
Grade R student attend their first day of school at Isiphiwo Public Primary in Khayelitsha
11 January 2017
Photo of first day of school in Khayelitsha
Photo of first day of school in Khayelitsha
Grade R student attend their first day of school at Isiphiwo Public Primary in Khayelitsha
11 January 2017
Photo of first day of school in Khayelitsha
Photo of first day of school in Khayelitsha
Grade R student attend their first day of school at Isiphiwo Public Primary in Khayelitsha
11 January 2017
Photo of first day of school in Khayelitsha
Photo of first day of school in Khayelitsha
Grade R student attend their first day of school at Isiphiwo Public Primary in Khayelitsha
11 January 2017

Cape Minstrels

Photo of Cape Minstrels 2017
Photo of Cape Minstrels 2017
A Cape Minstrel performer gets his makeup done in Athlone
2 January 2017
Photo of Cape Minstrels 2017
Photo of Cape Minstrels 2017
Cape Minstrel performers in Athlone
2 January 2017
Photo of Cape Minstrels 2017
Photo of Cape Minstrels 2017
A Cape Minstrel performer gets his makeup done in Athlone
2 January 2017
No Confidence Vote
No Confidence Vote
ANC Pro Zuma supporters gather outside Parliament before the vote of no confidence against Jacob Zuma in Cape Town. Several opposition parties came together, calling on parliamentarians to vote Zuma out.
8 August 2017

Civil Society Organisations

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
#UniteBehind Debate
#UniteBehind Debate
President of the UDM Bantu Holomisa during the #UniteBehind debate at the Community House in Salt River, Cape Town. The debate was about whether President Zuma's vote of no confidence should be a secret ballot.
11 July 2017
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
Social Grants in the Constitutional Court
Social Grants in the Constitutional Court
People affiliated with the Black Sash movement can be seen holding a protest outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg as the case involving the social grants proceeded inside. In green are women from the ANCWL who come to show support for the Minister Dlamini.
15 March 2017

Constitutional Court

Social Grants in the Constitutional Court
Social Grants in the Constitutional Court
People affiliated with the Black Sash movement can be seen holding a protest outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg as the case involving the social grants proceeded inside. In green are women from the ANCWL who come to show support for the Minister Dlamini.
15 March 2017
Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court in Johannesburg.
17 January 2017
Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court in Johannesburg.
17 January 2017
Photo of Constitutional Court
Photo of Constitutional Court
Photo of Constitutional Court
17 January 2017

Events

Open Streets Mitchells Plain
Open Streets Mitchells Plain
Thousands celebrate during the Open Streets festival in Mitchells Plain.
25 March 2018
De Waal Drive renamed after Philip Kgosana
De Waal Drive renamed after Philip Kgosana
Tony Heard, Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, Philip Kgosana’s sister Louisa Makgopela, Kgosana’s wife Alice, Mayor Patricia De Lille and Kgosana’s son Bani attend the unveiling of the De Waal Drive being renamed after struggle veteran Philip Kgosana in Cape Town.
12 October 2017
The Conference for The Future of South Africa
The Conference for The Future of South Africa
Outspoken ANC MP Makhosi Khoza addresses the gathering at The Conference for The Future of South Africa at the Rhema Bible Church in Randburg.
18 July 2017
#UniteBehind Debate
#UniteBehind Debate
President of the UDM Bantu Holomisa during the #UniteBehind debate at the Community House in Salt River, Cape Town. The debate was about whether President Zuma's vote of no confidence should be a secret ballot.
11 July 2017

Evictions

Evictions at Steenvilla
Evictions at Steenvilla
Families evicted at Steenvilla, a social housing complex in Cape Town.
6 June 2018
Evictions at Steenvilla
Evictions at Steenvilla
Families evicted at Steenvilla, a social housing complex in Cape Town.
6 June 2018
Evictions at Steenvilla
Evictions at Steenvilla
Families evicted at Steenvilla, a social housing complex in Cape Town.
6 June 2018
Evictions at Steenvilla
Evictions at Steenvilla
Families evicted at Steenvilla, a social housing complex in Cape Town.
6 June 2018

General

Cape Town Train Station
Cape Town Train Station
Commuters on Cape Town train station.
14 February 2019
Shack Fire in Khayelitsha
Shack Fire in Khayelitsha
Over a thousand people are left homeless and one person was killed after a fire ravages the SST Section in Khayelitsha.
21 October 2018
Train Arson
Train Arson
Burnt out trains at the Paarden Eilend Depot in Cape Town
27 July 2018
Blikkiesdorp
Blikkiesdorp
Blikkiesdorp, a temporary relocation area in Cape Town, South Africa.
21 June 2018

Immigration

Photo of destroyed tuck shop
Photo of destroyed tuck shop
This tuck shop run by an Ethiopian family was destroyed by vigilantes in Rosettenville, Gauteng
12 February 2017
Photo of Elube Mwalwen
Photo of Elube Mwalwen
Elube Mwalwen, a Malawian national, surveys the damage done to the room she rents in the house in Rosettenville that was set alight during a vigilante attack.
12 February 2017

Informal Settlements

Fire leaves over 800 homeless in Vrygrond.
Fire leaves over 800 homeless in Vrygrond.
Over 800 people were left homeless after a fire ravaged Overcome Heights, an informal township in Vrygrond.
23 October 2018
Makhaza Khayelitsha
Makhaza Khayelitsha
Makhaza, an informal settlement in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
31 May 2018
Parkwood residents occupy land
Parkwood residents occupy land
Residents in Parkwood occupy a piece of land along Prince George Drive.
22 May 2018
Siqalo Protest
Siqalo Protest
Police search for protesters at the Siqalo informal settlement near Mitchells Plain after a protest for better services turn violent.
2 May 2018

Politics

Anti-Gang Unit launch in Hanover Park
Anti-Gang Unit launch in Hanover Park
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to residents in Hanover Park during a walk around for the launch of the Anti-Gang Unit. The aim of the unit is to fight organised crime and drug distribution in the cape flats.
2 November 2018
No Confidence Vote
No Confidence Vote
DA leader Mmusi Maimane and EFF leader Julius Malema is seen before the vote of no confidence against president Jacob Zuma outside Parliament in Cape Town. Thousands marched and several opposition parties came together, calling on parliamentarians to vote Zuma out.
8 August 2017
No Confidence Vote
No Confidence Vote
Thousands of protesters march to Parliament before the vote of no confidence against Jacob Zuma in Cape Town. Several opposition parties came together, calling on parliamentarians to vote Zuma out.
8 August 2017
Anti-Gang Unit launch in Hanover Park
Anti-Gang Unit launch in Hanover Park
Imtiaz Sooliman of Gift Of the Givers delivers a speech during the launch of the Anti-Gang Unit in Hanover Park in Cape Town for the launch of the Anti-Gang Unit. The aim of the unit is to fight organised crime and drug distribution in the cape flats.
2 November 2018

Pollsmoor Baby Mother Unit

Photo of Pollsmoor Baby Mother Unit
Photo of Pollsmoor Baby Mother Unit
A prisoner inside the Pollsmoor Baby Mother Unit
28 September 2016
Tattoos are seen on a female ex-convict hand as she holds her baby
Tattoos are seen on a female ex-convict hand as she holds her baby
Female ex-convict holds her baby
28 September 2016
Pollsmoor Baby Mother Unit
Pollsmoor Baby Mother Unit
A female Pollsmoor prisoner pushes a baby in a pram inside Pollsmoor
28 September 2016
Pollsmoor Baby Mother Unit
Pollsmoor Baby Mother Unit
A prisoner inside the Pollsmoor Baby Mother Unit
28 September 2016

Protests and pickets

SAFTU March
SAFTU March
Hundreds of SAFTU members and its affiliated unions march to Parliament to protest against joblessness and the unbundling of Eskom.
20 February 2019
SAFTU March
SAFTU March
Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni arrives to collect a memorandum outside of Parliament ahead of the annual budget speech. Hundreds of SAFTU members and its affiliated unions march to Parliament to protest against joblessness and the unbundling of Eskom.
20 February 2019
Bo-Kaap Protest Against Gentrification
Bo-Kaap Protest Against Gentrification
Residents from Bo-Kaap protest by attempting to stop a crane from entering the area. The development is a 12-storey apartment block being built by BLOK Urban Developers. Residents said that gentrification is forcing them out
20 November 2018
Atlantis Protest
Atlantis Protest
Residents protest for services including a community hall and police station in Witsands in Atlantis
18 October 2018

Public Figures

SAFTU March
SAFTU March
Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni arrives to collect a memorandum outside of Parliament ahead of the annual budget speech. Hundreds of SAFTU members and its affiliated unions march to Parliament to protest against joblessness and the unbundling of Eskom.
20 February 2019
Gwede Mantashe visits Gloria Coal Mine
Gwede Mantashe visits Gloria Coal Mine
Minister of MIneral Resources Gwede Mantashe visits Gloria Coal Mine in Mpumalanga. This came after 22 men were trapped underground, presumed dead.
15 February 2019
SONA 2019
SONA 2019
UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng poses with media during the 2019 South African State of the Nation Address at Parliament in Cape Town.
7 February 2019
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

School Protest

Philippi High School students protest
Philippi High School students protest
Students from Philippi High marched to the offices of the Department of Education in Mitchells Plain demanding a new school be built.
6 March 2017
San Souci learners protest
San Souci learners protest
Students from San Souci High School cry after protesting the school's hair policies and code of conduct
2 September 2016
San Souci learners protest
San Souci learners protest
Students from San Souci High School protest the school's hair policies and code of conduct
2 September 2016
Students march for better sanitation in schools
Students march for better sanitation in schools
High school students march down Observatory Main Road in Cape Town demanding better sanitation in schools.
21 October 2016

Social Grants

Social Grants in the Constitutional Court
Social Grants in the Constitutional Court
People affiliated with the Black Sash movement can be seen holding a protest outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg as the case involving the social grants proceeded inside. In green are women from the ANCWL who come to show support for the Minister Dlamini.
15 March 2017
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appears before Parliament's Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. Dlamini was asked before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
Photo of people queuing for social grants
Photo of people queuing for social grants
People queue for social grants in Gugulethu, Cape Town
1 February 2017
Sassa office
Sassa office
People queue for social grants outside the Sassa office in Eerste River.
10 October 2018

SONA

SONA 2019
SONA 2019
UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng poses with media during the 2019 South African State of the Nation Address at Parliament in Cape Town.
7 February 2019
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
SONA 2019
SONA 2019
The 2019 South African State of the Nation Address at Parliament in Cape Town.
7 February 2019
SONA 2019
SONA 2019
The 2019 South African State of the Nation Address at Parliament in Cape Town.
7 February 2019

University Protests

UCT Student Protests
UCT Student Protests
Student protesters block an entrance to the University of Cape Town (UCT) during a protest over fees.
2 November 2017
Photo of Wits students
Photo of Wits students
Wits university students shut down the university and clash with police during protests over free education.
4 October 2016
Photo of Wits students
Photo of Wits students
Wits university students shut down the university and clash with police during protests over free education.
4 October 2016
Photo of 3rd October protest and shutdown at UCT
Photo of 3rd October protest and shutdown at UCT
Masixole Mlandu and other protesters shut down UCT on 3rd October 2016
3 October 2016

Zimbabwe

Robert Mugabe resigns
Robert Mugabe resigns
People celebrate in Harare after Robert Mugabe resigns.
21 November 2017
Thousands of Zimbabweans march for the removal of Robert Mugabe.
Thousands of Zimbabweans march for the removal of Robert Mugabe.
Thousands of Zimbabweans take to the streets calling for the removal of Robert Mugabe.
18 November 2017
Zimbabweans celebrate call to remove Mugabe
Zimbabweans celebrate call to remove Mugabe
Zimbabweans celebrate after a prayer session at the African Unity Square in central Harare. This comes after a call for the removal of president Robert Mugabe.
19 November 2017
Robert Mugabe resigns
Robert Mugabe resigns
Morgan Tsvangirai, President of the Movement for Democratic Change during celebrations in Harare, Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe resigned.
21 November 2017
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