Photo Essay

In photos: Khayelitsha does the catwalk

Second year of this event is bigger as young fashion designers showcase their wares

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Photo Essay | 11 September 2017

Dead dogs, dirty nappies, old food: rubbish piles up in Marikana

City says land is private and it therefore cannot provide a refuse service

Text by Denise Patterson. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Photo Essay | 6 September 2017

In photos: The people of Woodstock threatened by gentrification

“If we have to move to Wolwerivier it would be a setback in my life and for all my children”

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Photo Essay | 27 July 2017

In photos: City folk play in the snow

Ceres area covered in white blanket

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Photo Essay | 17 July 2017

29 photos that capture 2017 so far

From protests against President Jacob Zuma to children doing yoga, here are some of the most interesting moments we caught on camera in the first half of the year

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Photo Essay | 2 July 2017

Muslims gather for traditional “maan kyking” event

Eid ul-fitr will be celebrated on Monday

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Photo Essay | 25 June 2017

Lenasia celebrates International Day of Yoga

“It is not limited to any religion and can be practiced by all” says India’s Consul General

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Photo Essay | 21 June 2017

Youth commemorate sacrifices of the past and protest about the present

Celebrations and demonstrations held around the country on 16 June

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Photo Essay | 19 June 2017

Jazzing up Langa

Nigerian Trumpeter Joseph Kunnuji joined local musicians at the Guga S’thebe Community Centre

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Photo Essay | 13 June 2017

In photos: residents clash with police in Davidsonville

Threat to cut off water and electricity spark protests, but a multitude of festering problems underlie community’s anger

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Photo Essay | 12 June 2017

Gale overturns shacks in Mfuleni and Khayelitsha

City’s informal settlement residents battle to stay dry and warm during this week’s storm

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Photo Essay | 9 June 2017

Lull in the storm: Capetonians pick up the pieces

Communities in Macassar Village and Taiwan section of Khayelitsha mopped up, tried to keep warm and assessed the damage

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Photo Essay | 8 June 2017

In photos: Cape Town’s tempest

At least five dead, and many lose their homes

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Photo Essay | 8 June 2017

Dozens of Hout Bay homes severely damaged in Cape storm

Some shacks that were rebuilt after the fires earlier this year blew down

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Photo Essay | 7 June 2017

Evictions turn violent in Newtown

The legality of the action initiated by Prasa under dispute in court

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Photo Essay | 2 June 2017

Dunoon residents capitalise on thriving rental market

Residents in the overcrowded settlement are building apartments and adding storeys

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Photo Essay | 17 May 2017