Photo Essay

Thousands of learners protest in Kraaifontein

Frustration with overcrowded classrooms

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Photo Essay | 16 May 2019

Grabouw community divided as protests continue

Tensions rise along racial lines

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Photo Essay | 14 May 2019

“I am left with this blanket and winter is coming”

Strand land occupiers who are staying in community halls say they have nowhere to go

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Photo Essay | 14 May 2019

In photos: South Africans brave cold and wet weather to vote

Voters, including ANC ones, express hope for change after decade of state capture

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Photo Essay | 8 May 2019

“I raised my children by selling home brewed beer”

Traditional beer is cheap and popular in Tsakane township

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Photo Essay | 2 May 2019

A look inside Dunoons new state-of-the-art library

Five years in the making, the R42-million facility is now open

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Photo Essay | 27 April 2019

Cape Town’s roadside chicken sellers

“What I love about this business is that it is outside. I’m not enclosed in a building.”

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Photo Essay | 18 April 2019

IN PHOTOS: Zimbabweans struggle to recover from Cyclone Idai

Crops have been destroyed. And where houses once stood there are now rocks

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Photo Essay | 15 April 2019

Railway line occupied as rapid Philippi informal settlement grows

Over 1,000 new shacks in Eyadini spread over PRASA land

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Photo Essay | 5 April 2019

Life in Woodstock Hospital

An abandoned state-owned property has become home to over 700 people

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Photo Essay | 15 March 2019

Cape Town’s iconic murals

The city has beautiful public art depicting the life and ideals of its residents

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Photo Essay | 14 March 2019

Waiting and hoping the whole day for work

“Sometimes in a week I get maybe one job. If I am lucky I get two jobs and I make R150 per job.”

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Photo Essay | 26 February 2019

Khayelitsha clinic saves lives of our best friends

Mdzananda Animal Clinic treats nearly 700 animals a month

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Photo Essay | 1 February 2019

In photos: Bonteheuwel schools show their athletics skills

Usually in the news because of its gang crime, these photos show a happier, more hopeful side of this neighbourhood

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Photo Essay | 25 January 2019

Mfuleni’s marvellous pets

While dogs are the most popular pet, some very curious creatures have formed lasting friendships with the township’s residents

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Photo Essay | 22 January 2019

Dozens of homes destroyed in Overstrand fire

Betty’s Bay bears the brunt of blaze, which is now under control

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Photo Essay | 12 January 2019