Illegal miners rescue, Benoni

Ekurhuleni Emergency Services lower water down to a large group of illegal miners trapped in a disused mine near McKenzie Park in Benoni.

The illegal miners had been robbed by other illegal miners, that pushed a few large rocks down the hole trapping the miners.

DA March attacked by ANC members in JHB.

The march by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to Beyers Naude Gardens in the Johannesburg CBD was cut short after it was intercepted by a group of African National Congress (ANC) supporters that attacked the legal march with bricks and forced the police to intervene.

The DA march was legal and peacefully making its way to Beyers Naude Square.

They were intercepted by a group of ANC members.

The police fired tear-gas and stun grenades to stop them attacking the march.

The irony of this sign seems lost on this ANC member after they violently stopped a legal march by the DA to Beyers Naude Square in Johannesburg.

I shot this video with a GoPro camera mounted on the lens hood of my Nikon D700.

Jasmines funeral

Children attending the funeral walk by the casket containing the body of 4 year old Jasmine Pretorius, that was murdered two weeks ago, allegedly by her uncle whilst in her home in Brakpan.

An unknown family member faints during the funeral.

Jasmines 6 year old sister puts flowers on her casket as she leaves the church.

A biker salutes the motorcycle hearse as it passes by.

Court chaos in Brakpan.

A Police Nyala believed to be carrying Sarel Pretorius after he appeared on charges of murdering his 4 year old niece leaves the Brakpan Magistrates court. The community was livid and was baying for his blood. They attacked the Nyala with everything ranging from their bare hands as they tried to rip off the grids, bottles, rocks and even one woman started hitting it with her crash helmet.

A member of the angry crowd gets pepper sprayed in the face.

The crowd managed to pull the doors of the Nyala open.

Another guy in the crowd gets a face full of pepper spray.

Suenet flats in Voortrekker street in Brakpan where Jasmin was strangled to death allegedly by her uncle.

Nelson Mandela through the years.

Nelson Mandela died on the 5th December 2013. I was privileged to have photographed him on various occasions. Here's a small selection of pictures that I have taken of him during the last few years.

2010 - The 2010 World Cup final at Soccer City, Johannesburg.

2009 - Voting in the 2009 election in Killarney, Johannesburg. 

2008 - At the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Johannesburg. 

2007 - The Nelson Mandela Children's fund party, Johannesburg. 

2006 - Gesturing to a child at the Sunninghill hospital.

2005 - At the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Johannesburg.