Photo Essay

Magnus Carlsen and world’s top chess players show their skills in Cape Town

The University of the Western Cape hosted a simultaneous display ahead of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Finals

In photos: Meet the tiny hoppers saving Hartbeespoort Dam

The Centre for Biological Control releases about 20,000 water hyacinth hoppers as part of their biological control strategy

In photos: St Lucia’s hippo celebrities

While tourists take excursions to see them on the lake, these semi-aquatic mammals wander into town every night

In photos: A walk in the night to mark the end of slavery

March through Cape Town commemorates the emancipation of slaves in 1834

In photos: The turtle trackers of Sodwana Bay

The iSimangaliso Wetland Park’s turtle monitoring programme runs from October to April, monitoring the nesting season of these reptiles

In photos: Wynberg main road — a safe haven for immigrant families

People from the diaspora call this old part of Cape Town home

Artists and activists take over Joburg skyline ahead of G20 summit

They projected a series of illustrations, demanding urgent action on the global debt crisis and climate accountability

MPs condemn unsafe living conditions at occupied Cape Town building

Helen Bowden Nurses Home, near the V&A Waterfront, was occupied in 2017

In Photos: Wittebome - a diverse, multifaith Cape Town suburb

In photos: Homeless shelter’s dance show ends with a standing ovation

The Haven’s Dignity in Motion showcases ballroom dancing by people living at its shelters

In photos: Soweto Fashion Week shows work of young designers

This year’s runway designs gave spectators a glimpse into some of the country’s creative and emerging fashion trends

In photos: How fishers live on the Olifants River

The Ebenhaeser community hope to be at the centre of South African mullet fishing

In photos: Fire at Wingfield refugee camp

Hundreds of refugees, who were already facing eviction, have lost their shelter

In photos: Joburg protesters call for end to water crisis

Millions of people in the city face daily water interruptions, dry taps, and inadequate sanitation, say picketers

In photos: Boxing academy gives Khayelitsha youth a fighting chance

In photos: The spectacular but contested Drakensberg source of Johannesburg’s water