Rubbish

Traders are forced to trade in very unhygienic conditions due to the build up of garbage in the Johannesburg CBD due to the Pikitup strike, 18 April 2011.

Having been in the dodgier places of the Johannesburg CBD many times, I'm used to the piles of garbage, the smells and the garbage all over the place, but this was in a different league. The piles of rubbish were all over the place , traders were still selling their veggies, cooked food etc because they have no choice. It's unbelievable...

Militant Malema

ANC Youth League President, Julius Malema flanked by at heavily armed guards arrives at the High Court in Johannesburg, 14 April 2011.Julius Malema is facing charges of Hate Speech after his singing of a song entitled "Shoot the Boer".

Swazi protest

COSATU members march the last few hundred meters to the Oshoek borderpost linking South Africa to Swaziland, 12 April 2011. They are protesting against the human rights abuses that happen in the country. The country is the only country in the world that still has an absolute monarchy.