Tuesday 20 June 2017

Shooting

Police at the scene of a shooting on Bowling Avenue in Sandton which resulted in the death of a man believed to be in his 40's, 20 June 2017. According to witnesses, 4 rounds were shot into the car at the robots on South street, then the suspect drove away as the victim drove into the curb.

Monday 22 May 2017

Morula City

Johannes Phala's eloborate home that he calls Morula City in the Makause informal settlement in Primrose, Ekurhuleni.

Friday 19 May 2017

Army Capability demo

Paratroopers prepare for a jump from the CASA 212 light transport aircraft (Below) during the Army Capability demonstration held at De Brug training ground in Bloemfontein, 19 May 2017.

Monday 15 May 2017

Secret Ballot

EFF members during a multi-party protest march from Braamfontein to the Constitutional Court in Braamfontein, 15 May 2017 in support of a secret ballot vote of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma. 


Tuesday 9 May 2017

Homo Naledi - Neo

A newly found example of a Homo Naledi skeleton named Neo during a media event held at Maropeng, 9 May 2017  to announce more findings from the Rising Star cave system in which Homo Naledi was found a year and a half ago. The age of Homo Naledi has been determined to be in the vicinity of 335 000-236000 years old, meaning that it is likely they roamed the earth in the vicinity of Homo Sapiens demonstrating for the first time that another species lived alongside the first humans in Africa.



Friday 7 April 2017

Anti-Zuma protests

 Protesters of all races on a bridge in Bedfordview as part of the Anti-Zuma protests that took place all over the country, 7 April 2017.  The President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma is highly controversial and protected by the ruling party, the ANC. He is allegedly linked with state capture, which has seen the country downgraded, billions being siphoned off from the fiscus and laws of the country being flauted by his close friends. 

Friday 10 March 2017

Meter taxi protest

A Congolese man leaves his rental car and starts walking along the highway towards the airport to catch his flight during a protest by meter taxi drivers on the R24 near the Barbara off ramp near OR Tambo International airport.They blocked the highway that leads to the airport causing massive delays during their protest over the losses they are making due to the cab hailing app, UBER.

Monday 6 March 2017

Olievenhoutbosch protest

Protesters from the Olievenhoutbosch community barricaded roads and protested against what they say is corrupt dealings with the distribution of RDP houses, 6 March 2017. They also went house to house in a RDP development forcing residents to produce proof that they received the house legally and didn't buy it as they say is happening.

Tuesday 28 February 2017

Mine rescue attempt

Mine rescue drop a specialized dolly with a camera on down the hole during the rescue attempt of a 5 year old child that fell down a  large sinkhole formed around an old mine shaft in Jerusalem informal settlement near Witfield in Germiston, Ekurhuleni. 
The rescue attempt was finally called off as the sides of the mine shaft were too unstable to rescue the child that would have unlikely survived the 40 meter fall.



Jozi@work

Barricaded roads during a protest by former Jozi@work employees outside the official opening event of the River Park clinic in Alexandra, Johannesburg. They are unhappy about the cancellation of the Jozi@work program. The opening had to be cancelled by the Executive Mayor, Herman Mashaba due to the protest.

Friday 24 February 2017

Pretoria Xenophobia

A group of Mamelodi residents marched against the influence of foreign nationals in their community through the Pretoria CBD near a well known area of foreign nationals, mainly Somalis. Things got heated as a standoff ensued between the residents that were there to defend their property and the marchers threw insults at each other, whilst the police kept the two groups separated. 
Residents of the area stand their ground.
Police shoot rubber bullets to disperse the group of foreign nationals.
A Somali confronts a policeman about the reason they were shooting rubber bullets at them.
The group of Mamelodi residents continued their march through the CBD.
The police pounced to arrest the group after they hemmed them in.
They confiscated a large amount of drugs from the protesters.
One of the protesters was arrested with an illegal firearm.

Monday 30 January 2017

Flood

The Sand river flows over a bridge on Witkoppen road in Sunninghill, Johannesburg during heavy rains in the area.

Wednesday 25 January 2017

Pretoria's new pygmy hippo

The one month old Pygmy Hippo that was born at the Pretoria Zoo takes his first steps into his permanent outside enclosure at the National Zoological gardens in Pretoria, South Africa. The pygmy hippo that is naturally found in West Africa is listed as endangered by the IUCN's red list of endangered species. 

Thursday 19 January 2017

Universal local music showcase

Universal Music Africa showcased some of their new local acts at the Hard Rock Cafe in Sandton, Johannesburg.
Dominic Neill, an electronic/dance artist.
Buhlebendalo Mda from The Soil, a 4 member acapella group with a sound described as "Kasi Soul".
Pop singer, Majozi poses for a selfie with a fan.
Richard Stirton is the first winner of The Voice SA.