Malusi Gigaba

Home Affairs minister, Malusi Gigaba greeting immigration officials during a walkabout of the immigration section of OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg before briefing media about the festive season plans for the department.

ANC Fidel Castro tribute

African National Congress members during a tribute by the Gauteng ANC to Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader that died recently at the Johannesburg City Hall in South Africa.

IRU 100 km World Champions

2015 Comrades marathon winner, Gift Kelehe, 2016 Comrades winner, David Gatebe and 2014 Comrades winner, Bongmusa Mthembu enter the arrivals hall as the South African 100 km ultra road running team arrived back home victorious to South Africa at OR Tambo International Airport near Johannesburg after competing and winning the IRU 100km World Championships in Spain over the weekend.

 The team as a whole won the Mens team competition with Bongmusa Mthembu taking second place overall, Gift Kelehe won the Masters category in a new record time with David Gatebe second.

2014 Comrades marathon winner Bongmusa Mthembu

2016 Comrades marathon winner, David Gatebe

2015 Comrades marathon winner, Gift Kelehe

Team Coach, John Hamlett and  2012 Comrades marathon winner, Ludwick Mamabolo as the South African 100 km ultra road running team arrived back home victorious to South Africa.

Jukskei flooding

People look at the devastation next to the Jukskei river in Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa. The area in the floodline was hit very hard during large scale rains that hit the area.

Some of the residents have built their shacks close to the flood line and are severely affected by hard rains.

A car that was washed downstream.

A resident walks through the area that used to be his shack.

A group of residents work together to move a bogged down vehicle.

Swift water rescue search the Jukskei river for the body of a young child that was washed away during the heavy rains.

A busy day in Braamfontein. #FeesMustFall

The #FeesMustFall protest took a violent turn at Wits University in Johannesburg today. The #FeesMustFall movement demands free higher education and has a big following around the country.

 A protester throws a TV cameras extension cable at security guards during the Fees must fall protest at Wits University. 

There was running battles with police through out the University.

Teargas was used extensively to stop the students regrouping within the University premises.

The students regrouped outside the University and barricaded the main road leading through Braamfontein. There was more running battles, as an outnumbered police tried to disperse them. Further down the road a bus that was driving by was stopped and set on fire.