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Cape Town, Western Cape: Susan Chikwata, a machinist, in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Susan Chikwata, a machinist, in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Carmelle Kabongo, a final cleaner, in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Carmelle Kabongo, a final cleaner, in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: A dress is fitted onto a dummy in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: A dress is fitted onto a dummy in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Factory floor of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Factory floor of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Griffin Getze working in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Griffin Getze working with the band knife in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Supervisor Raymond Lee (left), and Haylee Egypt, a sample cutter, make copies of patterns in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Supervisor Raymond Lee (left), and Haylee Egypt, a sample cutter, make copies of patterns in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Marilyn Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Marilyn Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Abrahams does fine hand stitching, beading, and makes cloth flowers. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Marilyn Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Marilyn Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Abrahams does fine hand stitching, beading, and makes cloth flowers. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Marilyn Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Marilyn Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Abrahams does fine hand stitching, beading, and makes cloth flowers. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Marilyn Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Marilyn Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Abrahams does fine hand stitching, beading, and makes cloth flowers. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Marilyn Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Marilyn Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Abrahams does fine hand stitching, beading, and makes cloth flowers. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Marilyn Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Marilyn Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Abrahams does fine hand stitching, beading, and makes cloth flowers. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Cutters Kenneth Mavi (left) and Raymond Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city
centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Cutters Kenneth Mavi (left) and Raymond Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city
centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Design studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Cutters Kenneth Mavi (left) and Raymond Abrahams at work in the design studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city
centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Haylee Egypt, a sample cutter, in the studio and factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Haylee Egypt, a sample cutter, in the studio and factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Tools of the trade in the factory of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Tools of the trade in the factory of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Sylvia Smith trims a dress inside the design studio of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Sylvia Smith trims a dress inside the design studio of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Sylvia Smith trims a dress inside the design studio of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Sylvia Smith trims a dress inside the design studio of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Sylvia Smith trims a dress inside the design studio of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Sylvia Smith trims a dress inside the design studio of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Factory floor of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Factory floor of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Melvyn Martin, a fabric storeman, inside the design studio of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Melvyn Martin, a fabric storeman, inside the design studio of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Melvyn Martin, a fabric storeman, inside the design studio of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Melvyn Martin, a fabric storeman, inside the design studio of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Melvyn Martin, a fabric storeman, inside the design studio of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Melvyn Martin, a fabric storeman, inside the design studio of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Melvyn Martin, a fabric storeman, inside the design studio of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Melvyn Martin, a fabric storeman, inside the design studio of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Lynne Wilkins issues trims and labels in the design studio of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Lynne Wilkins issues trims and labels in the design studio of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Inside the design studio of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Inside the design studio of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Inside the design studio of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Inside the design studio of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Inside the design studio of Hip Hop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Inside the design studio of Hip Hop, a successful fashion label in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production at the harbour
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production at the harbour. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production at the harbour
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production at the harbour. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German advert production. Cape Town attracts many international film productions. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German film production
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Set of a German film production. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Fisherman use handlines to catch bottom fish off Cape Point
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fisherman use handlines to catch bottom fish off Cape Point. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with handlines off Cape Point. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Tuna is unloaded at Hout Bay harbour
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Tuna is unloaded at Hout Bay harbour. The fish can fetch R70 per kilogram on the dock, although most of the catch is exported. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Tuna is unloaded at Hout Bay harbour
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Tuna is unloaded at Hout Bay harbour. The fish can fetch R70 per kilogram on the dock, although most of the catch is exported. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: A harbour worker cleans chains used to keep oil rigs in place
Cape Town, Western Cape province: A harbour worker cleans chains used to keep oil rigs in place. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: The Cape Town International Convention Centre
Cape Town, Western Cape province: The Cape Town International Convention Centre in the heart of the commercial district. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: A harbour worker cleans chains used to keep oil rigs in place
Cape Town, Western Cape province: A harbour worker cleans chains used to keep oil rigs in place. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Domestic arrivals at Cape Town Airport
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Domestic arrivals at Cape Town Airport. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Cape Town, Western Cape: Samantha Luntz serves up fresh croissants at Cafe Zanne
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Samantha Luntz serves up fresh croissants at Cafe Zanne. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Cape Town, Western Cape: Nicholas du Plessis works early-morning hours at the Soloped bike shop
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Nicholas du Plessis works early-morning hours at the Soloped bike shop in the centre of Cape Town. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Cape Town, South Africa: National Bioinformatics Network
Cape Town, Western Cape province: South African Armin Deffurat (left) and Martel Juvet Chachou from Cameroon work at South Africa’s biggest biotechnology and genome sequencing project, the National Bioinformatics Network, sequencing the DNA of the extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) virus. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Noluthando Njana (32) sells food
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Noluthando Njana (32) sells food to hungry technicians at South Africa’s biggest biotechnology and genome sequencing project, the National Bioinformatics Network. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Workers in Woodstock work to remove graffiti
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Workers in Woodstock work to remove graffiti. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Cape Town, Western Cape: Dr Jeff Chen and technical officer Samuel Mabakane
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Dr Jeff Chen and technical officer Samuel Mabakane work on the biggest computer in Africa, housed at the Centre for High Performance Computing in Observatory. The computer works for 24 hours a day, analysing climate, industrial design and much more. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Stellenbosch, Western Cape: Ntsiki Biyela, winemaker at Stellakaya cellar
Stellenbosch, Western Cape province: Ntsiki Biyela, winemaker at Stellakaya cellar, assesses the temperature and fermentation of crushed grapes. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Stellenbosch, Western Cape province: Ntsiki Biyela, winemaker at Stellakaya cellar
Stellenbosch, Western Cape province: Ntsiki Biyela, winemaker at Stellakaya cellar. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cape Town, Western Cape: Samuel Kalule Sendowooza is a freelance artist
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Samuel Kalule Sendowooza is a freelance artist who sells his and others’ work to the local and international market. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Stellenbosch, Western Cape province: Ntsiki Biyela, winemaker at Stellakaya cellar
Stellenbosch, Western Cape province: Ntsiki Biyela, winemaker at Stellakaya cellar, assesses the temperature and fermentation of crushed grapes. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Stellenbosch, Western Cape: Ntsiki Biyela, winemaker at Stellakaya cellar
Stellenbosch, Western Cape province: Ntsiki Biyela, winemaker at Stellakaya cellar, assesses the temperature and fermentation of crushed grapes. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Limpopo province: Television cameraman prepares to film a building construction site
Limpopo province: Television cameraman prepares to film a building construction site. Photo: Graeme Williams

North West province: Hotel porters at work at the Sun City entertainment complex
North West province: Hotel porters at work at the Sun City entertainment complex. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

North West province: Porter at a hotel in the Sun City entertainment complex
North West province: Porter at a hotel in the Sun City entertainment complex. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

Hoedspruit, Limpopo: Hawkers at an informal roadside market. This enterprise sells tombstones
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Hawkers at an informal roadside market. This enterprise sells tombstones. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Hoedspruit, Limpopo: A man staffs a phone booth at an informal market on the road to Acornhoek
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: A man staffs a phone booth at an informal market on the road to Acornhoek. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Hawkers at an informal roadside market
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Hawkers at an informal roadside market. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

New Dawn Mango farm, Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: From left, Richard Mohlala and Neina Mohlala packing sliced mangoes for drying at New Dawn farm. The fruit is dried in kilns for between 12 and
16 hours depending on the water content. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Loading picked mangoes at New Dawn farm
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Loading picked mangoes at New Dawn farm. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Hoedspruit, Limpopo: Willie Frost sorting mangoes after fruit picking at New Dawn farm
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Willie Frost sorting mangoes after fruit picking at New Dawn farm. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Workers slicing mangoes at New Dawn farm
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: From left, Anna Mathebula, Dahine Mokope, Chepeseyep Thehthe, Florence Moropane and Joyce Mathebula slicing mangoes at New Dawn farm. The mangoes are then washed in a sterilising bath before being packed on trays for drying. The fruit is dried in kilns for 12 and 16 hours depending on the water content. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Hoedspruit, Limpopo: Willie Frost sorting mangoes after fruit picking at New Dawn farm
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Willie Frost sorting mangoes after fruit picking at New Dawn farm. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Mango-picking at New Dawn farm
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Mango-picking at New Dawn farm. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Mango-picking at New Dawn farm
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Mango-picking at New Dawn farm. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Mango-picking at New Dawn farm
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Mango-picking at New Dawn farm. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Hoedspruit, Limpopo: Workers placing sliced mangoes on drying trays at Bavaria farm
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Workers placing sliced mangoes on drying trays at Bavaria farm. The fruit is dried in large kilns for 12 and 16 hours, depending on water content. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Mango-picking at New Dawn farm
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Mango-picking at New Dawn farm. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Northern Cape: Orange groves are inspected
Northern Cape province: Orange groves are inspected on a farm in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region. Photo: Graeme Williams

Northern Cape province: Piet Lwaneka checks the oranges and irrigation systems
Northern Cape province: Piet Lwaneka checks the oranges and irrigation systems in orange groves in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region. Photo: Graeme Williams

Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Fruit packing at Bavaria farm
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Fruit packing at Bavaria farm. This facility packages lemons, oranges and mangoes, primarily for the export market. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Northern Cape province: Piet Lwaneka checks the oranges and irrigation systems
Northern Cape province: Piet Lwaneka checks the oranges and irrigation systems in orange groves in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region. Photo: Graeme Williams

Northern Cape province: Robin Thole tests the oranges before picking
Northern Cape province: Robin Thole tests the oranges before picking takes place on a farm in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region. Photo: Graeme Williams

Northern Cape province: Benjamen Setlhabi tests the oranges before picking
Northern Cape province: Benjamen Setlhabi tests the oranges before picking takes place on a farm in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region. Photo: Graeme Williams

Northern Cape province: Fiecher Makae tests the oranges before picking takes place on a farm
Northern Cape province: Fiecher Makae tests the oranges before picking takes place on a farm in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region. Photo: Graeme Williams

Northern Cape province: Orange pickers check for ripe fruit on a farm
Northern Cape province: Orange pickers check for ripe fruit on a farm in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region. Photo: Graeme Williams

Northern Cape province: Orange pickers check for ripe fruit on a farm
Northern Cape province: Orange pickers check for ripe fruit on a farm in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region. Photo: Graeme Williams

Northern Cape province: Sorting peanuts (groundnuts) on a farm in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region
Northern Cape province: Frans Mmolana (left) and Virginia Geco sort peanuts (groundnuts) on a farm in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region. Photo: Graeme Williams

Northern Cape province: Dairy farm in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region
Northern Cape province: Dairy farm in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region. Photo: Graeme Williams

Northern Cape province: Willem Nkosi, a worker on a pecan-nut farm
Northern Cape province: Willem Nkosi, a worker on a pecan-nut farm in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region. Photo: Graeme Williams

Workers in a Sasol plant
Workers in a Sasol plant. Sasol is South Africa’s petrochemicals giant, having pioneered the technology to produce oil, petrol and other chemicals from coal. Photo: Sasol

Workers in a Sasol plant
Workers in a Sasol plant. Sasol is South Africa’s petrochemicals giant, having pioneered the technology to produce oil, petrol and other chemicals from coal. Photo: Sasol

Northern Cape: Willem Nkosi, a worker on a pecan-nut farm
Northern Cape province: Willem Nkosi, a worker on a pecan-nut farm in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme region. Photo: Graeme Williams

Workers in a Sasol plant
Workers in a Sasol plant. Sasol is South Africa’s petrochemicals giant, having pioneered the technology to produce oil, petrol and other chemicals from coal. Photo: Sasol

Workers in a Sasol plant
Workers in a Sasol plant. Sasol is South Africa’s petrochemicals giant, having pioneered the technology to produce oil, petrol and other chemicals from coal. Photo: Sasol

Workers in a Sasol plant
Workers in a Sasol plant. Sasol is South Africa’s petrochemicals giant, having pioneered the technology to produce oil, petrol and other chemicals from coal. Photo: Sasol

Scientist in Sasol’s polymers division
Scientist in Sasol’s polymers division. Sasol is South Africa’s petrochemical giant, having pioneered the technology to produce oil, petrol and other chemicals from coal. Photo: Sasol

Workers at a plant owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant
Workers at a plant owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant. Photo: Sasol

Workers at a plant owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant
Workers at a plant owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant. Photo: Sasol

Mine safety class at a mine owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant
Mine safety class at a mine owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant. Photo: Sasol

Attendant at a petrol station owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant
Attendant at a petrol station owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant. Photo: Sasol

Research and development at Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant
Research and development at Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant. Photo: Sasol

Workers at a plant owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant
Workers at a plant owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant. Photo: Sasol

Workers at a plant owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant
Workers at a plant owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant. Photo: Sasol

Workers at a plant owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant
Workers at a plant owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant. Photo: Sasol

Welkom, Free State province: Management and surveyors discuss developments at Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Management and surveyors discuss developments at Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State: Management and surveyors discuss developments at Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Management and surveyors discuss developments at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo:Graeme Williams

Working underground at a mine owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant
Working underground at a mine owned by Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant. Photo: Sasol

Welkom, Free State province: Underground plan details being added at Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Underground plan details being added at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State province: CAD draftsperson Elma Senekal at work at Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: CAD draftsperson Elma Senekal at work at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State province: Repairs, Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Repairs being made to underground equipment at the workshop at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State province: Repairs, Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Repairs being made to underground equipment at the workshop at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State province: Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: In the foreground are the ore storage silos with the waste dump and conveyor system behind, at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State province: Assistant machine repairer April Mabe, Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Assistant machine repairer April Mabe uses an angle grinder to refurbish damaged underground equipment at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State province: Underground plan details being added at Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Underground plan details being added at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State province: Training programme at Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Training programme at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State province: Training programme at Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Training programme at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State: Workers clean the conveyor belt system, Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Workers clean the conveyor belt system which transports ore from the shaft to the storage silo at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State: Explosives are transported to the shaft for use underground at Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Explosives are transported to the shaft for use underground at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State: Explosives are transported to the shaft for use underground at Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Explosives are transported to the shaft for use underground at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State province: Store controller Mareka Mthokho, Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Store controller Mareka Mthokho checks underground equipment at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State province: Electrician Gideon Ferreira, Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Electrician Gideon Ferreira works on the electrical board at the winding house at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Welkom, Free State province: Electrician Gideon Ferreira, Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Electrician Gideon Ferreira works on the electrical board at the winding house at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province: The Volkswagen South Africa plant
Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province: The Volkswagen South Africa plant in Uitenhage is the largest vehicle factory in Africa. Photo: Volkswagen South Africa

Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province: The Volkswagen South Africa plant
Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province: The Volkswagen South Africa plant in Uitenhage is the largest vehicle factory in Africa. Photo: Volkswagen South Africa

Welkom, Free State province: Winding engine driver Phillip du Plessis, Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Winding engine driver Phillip du Plessis drives the cage between underground stations and to the surface at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province: The Volkswagen South Africa plant
Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province: The Volkswagen South Africa plant in Uitenhage is the largest vehicle factory in Africa. Photo: Volkswagen South Africa

Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province: The Volkswagen South Africa plant
Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province: The Volkswagen South Africa plant in Uitenhage is the largest vehicle factory in Africa. Photo: Volkswagen South Africa

Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province: The Volkswagen South Africa plant
Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province: The Volkswagen South Africa plant in Uitenhage is the largest vehicle factory in Africa. Photo: Volkswagen South Africa

Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province: The Volkswagen South Africa plant
Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province: The Volkswagen South Africa plant in Uitenhage is the largest vehicle factory in Africa. Photo: Volkswagen South Africa

Uitenhage, Eastern Cape: Volkswagen South Africa plant
Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province: The Volkswagen South Africa plant in Uitenhage is the largest vehicle factory in Africa. Photo: Volkswagen South Africa

Eastern Cape: Workers processing baby peppers on the production line of Island Way Sorbet
Eastern Cape province: Workers processing baby peppers on the production line of Island Way Sorbet, a food processing company based at the Coega Industrial Development Zone near Port Elizabeth. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Eastern Cape province: Acoustex
Eastern Cape province: Acoustex, a company based in the Coega Industrial Development Zone, makes sound-dampening components for cars. A sheet of laminated carpet is heated up and put into a press, which shapes it to the floor of the car into which it will be fitted. Here Monty Momberg, plant manager, shows off the finished articles. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Eastern Cape province: Acoustex
Eastern Cape province: Acoustex, a company based in the Coega Industrial Development Zone, makes sound-dampening components for cars. Here a worker closes the door of a machine that extrudes plastic and rubber components. Photo: Rodger Bosch

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Eunice Madlala at work in the dairy at Swissland Cheese Farm
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Eunice Madlala at work in the dairy at Swissland Cheese Farm. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Eunice Madlala at work in the dairy at Swissland Cheese Farm
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Eunice Madlala at work in the dairy at Swissland Cheese Farm. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Eunice Madlala at work in the dairy at Swissland Cheese Farm
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Eunice Madlala at work in the dairy at Swissland Cheese Farm. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Potter at work at Ardmore Ceramics
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Potter at work at Ardmore Ceramics. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Lovemore Sithole, a master potter at Ardmore Ceramics
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Lovemore Sithole, a master potter at Ardmore Ceramics. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Sharon Tlou, a painter at Ardmore Ceramics
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Sharon Tlou, a painter at Ardmore Ceramics. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Siyabonga Mabaso, an artist at Ardmore Ceramics
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Siyabonga Mabaso, an artist at Ardmore Ceramics. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Ardmore Ceramics
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Master potter Lovemore Sithole at work in the studio of Ardmore Ceramics. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Ardmore Ceramics
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Sculptor Nomandla Phyllis Nodola at work in the studio of Ardmore Ceramics. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Ardmore Ceramics
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Ceramic artist Sharon Tlou at work in the studio of Ardmore Ceramics. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal: Conference delegates in the Durban International Convention Centre
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province: Conference delegates in the Durban International Convention Centre. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

KwaZulu-Natal: Ceramic artist Siyabonga Mabaso at work in the studio of Ardmore Ceramics
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Ceramic artist Siyabonga Mabaso at work in the studio of Ardmore Ceramics. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Ardmore Ceramics studio
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Ceramic painters Zama Nqubuku (foreground) and Wiseman Ndlovu at work in the Ardmore Ceramics studio. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal: Conference delegates in the Durban International Convention Centre
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province: Conference delegates in the Durban International Convention Centre. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal: Conference delegates in the Durban International Convention Centre
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province: Conference delegates in the Durban International Convention Centre. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal: A businessman in the Durban International Convention Centre
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province: A businessman in the Durban International Convention Centre. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal: Construction of an upmarket residential development near the harbour
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province: Construction of an upmarket residential development near the harbour. Photo: Graeme Williams

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal: Construction of an upmarket residential development near the harbour
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province: Construction of an upmarket residential development near the harbour. Photo: Graeme Williams

The Alrode Brewery: Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Robertson Hlatshwyo works in the labelling plant at South African Breweries’ Alrode brewery. Producing 1.9-million litres of beer a day and employing some 900 staff, the brewery is the largest in the country. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

The Alrode Brewery: Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Keneuwe Monakale tests water quality at the pre-brew plant at South African Breweries’ Alrode brewery. Producing 1.9-million litres of beer a day and employing some 900 staff, the brewery is the largest in the country. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Pre-brew plant at South African Breweries’ Alrode brewery
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Keneuwe Monakale tests water quality at the pre-brew plant at South African Breweries’ Alrode brewery. Producing 1.9-million litres of beer a day and employing some 900 staff, the brewery is the largest in the country. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Absa bank call centre in Auckland Park, Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: From left, Anthea Cornelius, Kenith Nkgadima and Robert Moorkey discuss a client problem at the Absa bank call centre in Auckland Park, which employs some 1 800 staff. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Absa bank call centre in Auckland Park, Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: From left, Anthea Cornelius, Kenith Nkgadima and Robert Moorkey discuss a client problem at the Absa bank call centre in Auckland Park, which employs some 1 800 staff. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Absa bank call centre in Auckland Park, Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: From left, Anthea Cornelius, Kenith Nkgadima and Robert Moorkey discuss a client problem at the Absa bank call centre in Auckland Park, which employs some 1 800 staff. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Absa Bank call centre in Auckland Park, Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Some 1800 staff work at the various banking facility support services at the Absa Bank call centre in Auckland Park. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Workers prepare fruit salad packs for export to the UK
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Workers prepare fruit salad packs for export to the UK. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Absa Bank call centre in Auckland Park, Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Some 1800 staff work at the various banking facility support services at the Absa Bank call centre in Auckland Park. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Absa Bank call centre in Auckland Park, Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: From left, Zenobia Brown, Gerhard De Vries and Titus Harris at work at the Absa Bank call centre in Auckland Park, which employs some 1 800 staff. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Workers prepare fruit salad packs for export to the UK
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Workers prepare fruit salad packs for export to the UK. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Workers prepare fruit salad packs for export to the UK
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Workers prepare fruit salad packs for export to the UK. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Workers prepare fruit salad packs for export to the UK
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Workers prepare fruit salad packs for export to the UK. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus, a large township in the south of the city. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus, a large township in the south of the city. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus, a large township in the south of the city. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus, a large township in the south of the city. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus, a large township in the south of the city. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus, a large township in the south of the city. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Construction in progress on the new Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus, a large township in the south of the city. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Sandals being made from old tyres
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Sandals being made from old tyres at the Bree Street informal traders’ market in the city centre. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: A food trader serves up a meal in Noord Street, city centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: A food trader serves up a meal in Noord Street, city centre. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Construction in progress on Park Station
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Construction in progress on Park Station, set to be the main terminal of the Gautrain rapid rail link. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Building cleaners at work as part of an inner-city rejuvenation project
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Building cleaners at work as part of an inner-city rejuvenation project. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal fruit trader in Joubert Street, city centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal fruit trader in Joubert Street, city centre. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal fruit trader in Joubert Street, city centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal fruit trader in Joubert Street, city centre. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders in the city centre. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Shops in Kliptown, Soweto
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Shops in Kliptown, Soweto. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Metro traffic officers staff at roadblock on Old Potchefstroom Road, Soweto
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Metro traffic officers staff at roadblock on Old Potchefstroom Road, Soweto. The computerised vehicle identification system allows the police to identify vehicles with outstanding traffic fines and warrants, while other cars can be quickly be waved through. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Metro traffic officers staff at roadblock on Old Potchefstroom Road, Soweto
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Metro traffic officers staff at roadblock on Old Potchefstroom Road, Soweto. The computerised vehicle identification system allows the police to identify vehicles with outstanding traffic fines and warrants, while other cars can be quickly be waved through. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Metro traffic officers staff at roadblock on Old Potchefstroom Road, Soweto
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Metro traffic officers staff at roadblock on Old Potchefstroom Road, Soweto. The computerised vehicle identification system allows the police to identify vehicles with outstanding traffic fines and warrants, while other cars can be quickly be waved through. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Metro traffic officers staff at roadblock on Old Potchefstroom Road, Soweto
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Metro traffic officers staff at roadblock on Old Potchefstroom Road, Soweto. The computerised vehicle identification system allows the police to identify vehicles with outstanding traffic fines and warrants, while other cars can be quickly be waved through. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Informal traders’ stalls at the Baragwanath taxi rank, Soweto
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Informal traders’ stalls at the Baragwanath taxi rank in Old Potchefstroom Road, Soweto. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Construction of the Bompas Road emergency access tunnel
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Construction of the Bompas Road emergency access tunnel for the Gautrain rapid rail link. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Officer E Mosala supervising student points-duty class
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Officer E Mosala supervising student points-duty class on Louis Botha Avenue in the township of Alexandra, in a community outreach programme
training young people from the township to be traffic wardens. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Training young people from Alexandra to be traffic wardens
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: As part of a community outreach programme training young people from Alexandra to be traffic wardens, Aat Morfat practises pointman duties on Louis Botha Avenue. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Johannesburg, Gauteng: Training young people from Alexandra to be traffic wardens
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: As part of a community outreach programme training young people from Alexandra to be traffic wardens, Gifted Jantjies practises pointman
duties on Louis Botha Avenue. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with hand lines off Cape Point
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Fishermen fishing with hand lines off Cape Point. Photo: Rodger Bosch