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Geordin Hill-Lewis, mayor of Cape Town, and Carla Hill-Lewis, his wife, at the 2026 State of the Nation Address in Cape Town — Ashraf Hendricks

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town — Ashraf Hendricks

A member of Operation Dudula is arrested by police during a protest at the G20 leaders summit in Johannesburg. — Ihsaan Haffejee

Over a thousand people gathered at Constitutional Hill Precinct in Johannesburg to demonstrate against GBV — Ihsaan Haffejee

Demonstrators dressed in black gathered on the Sea Point promenade in Cape Town to show solidarity with those affected by gender-based violence — Ashraf Hendricks

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