Springboks return home

Crowds of supporters wait for the Springbok coach Peter De Villiers, Captain John Smit, Victor Matfield and a few other Springboks to arrive at OR Tambo airport, South Africa after being beaten by Australia over the weekend.This loss knocked them out of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. South Africa is notoriously hard on their sporting teams when they don't perform, but many fans came to welcome the boys back. Although people were disapointed, the team was saved from the harsh public outcry by a few things including the almost universal condemnation of the referee for the quarter final, Bryce Lawrence and the shocking decisions he made during the match.

 Springbok coach, Peter De Villiers looks up at supporters on the second level of the airport as he walks into the airport.

Retiring Springbok captain, John Smit and Vice-Captain Victor Matfield with his daughter on his lap during a press conference after they arrived back home.

2011 Muscle Evolution Grand Prix

Michelle Price and Joe Manjoo warm up backstage during the pre-judging phase of the IFBB South Africa Muscle Evolution Grand Prix held at the Lyric theater at Gold Reef City, Johannesburg.

Nina Richter in blue warms up backstage whilst Louise Van Der Nat prepares before taking part in the Ladies Body Fitness section.

Chris Finn gets the final touches before going on stage to compete.

The Masters section during the pre-judging phase of the IFBB South Africa Muscle Evolution Grand Prix held at the Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City, Johannesburg.

Duduza Tornado

I've lived in South Africa, most of my life and I have never heard of a tornado happening here. I drove to Duduza in Ekurhuleni after hearing about an apparent tornado. I assumed it would just have been a strong wind storm and expected a few roofs to be broken, some windows smashed and the like. When I arrived I was shocked, everything was destroyed. I spoke to some of the residents that confirmed it was a tornado. Some houses were simply gone, and just the foundations remained.

Roof sheeting wrapped around a telephone pole in Duduza, Ekurhuleni following the tornado.

A man cleans up the debris around the rubble of his house.

An elderly woman sits on the rubble of  what used to be her home.

The South African Aid agency, Gift of the Givers responded with R2 million aid package which included building temporary shelter for 150 affected families, supplying food, new clothing and bottled water and other necessities.

Kruger National Park

A Tawny Eagle sits in a tree next to Napi road in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.

This Lion was just lying on the side of the road, it was quite good of him to stand up for a few seconds to allow me to get this shot. Then he just lay down again.

 A Baboon sitting on a rock, lost in thought?

Three rare Wild Dog pups seen along Napi road in the Kruger National Park.

A young Baboon jumps from a tree as we drive by.

This large group of Hippos seemed very tense.

This lone Hyena came walking up to us along the road, he stopped at our car, had a look, wasn't interested in us, and simply carried on walking down the road.

Tembisa Protest

Protesters block a road during a service delivery protest in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni, near Johannesburg, South Africa. The protesters blockaded roads with rocks, bottles, burning tyres and various other things they could find. The protest is mainly about the community wanting to buy electricity from Eskom directly and not from the Municipality, which they claim is full of corruption and nepotism.