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The late Professor Phillip V Tobias, an acclaimed South African anthropologist
Johannesburg: The late Professor Phillip V Tobias, an acclaimed South African anthropologist, in his office at the University of the Witwatersrand

The late Professor Phillip V Tobias, an acclaimed South African anthropologist
Johannesburg: The late Professor Phillip V Tobias, an acclaimed South African anthropologist, with a collection of fossil hominid skulls from east and southern Africa at the Fossil Laboratory of the University of the Witwatersrand

The late Professor Phillip V Tobias, an acclaimed South African anthropologist, at home
Johannesburg: The late Professor Phillip V Tobias, an acclaimed South African anthropologist, at home

A mother comforts her daughter at the HIV clinic at Helen Joseph Hospital
Johannesburg: A mother comforts her daughter at the HIV clinic at Helen Joseph Hospital

Boys play with home-made toy cars made of wire in the Soweto suburb of Kliptown
Johannesburg: Boys play with home-made toy cars made of wire in the Soweto suburb of Kliptown

Informal traders in the city centre
Johannesburg: Informal traders in the city centre

Women on their way home after a day's work, in Noord Street in the city centre
Johannesburg: Women on their way home after a day's work, in Noord Street in the city centre

A fruit trader on Noord Street in the city centre
Johannesburg: A fruit trader on Noord Street in the city centre

Children return to their homes in Kliptown, Soweto, after daycare
Johannesburg: Children return to their homes in Kliptown, Soweto, after daycare

Cyclists crossing the Nelson Mandela Bridge in the city centre during a cycle race
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Cyclists crossing the Nelson Mandela Bridge in the city centre during a cycle race. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Dance group competing in a cultural dance festival in Joubert Park
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Dance group competing in a cultural dance festival in Joubert Park. The festival aims to promote cultural awareness among residents. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Customers at First National Bank’s Ikezi Agency in Dobonsonville, Soweto
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Customers at First National Bank’s Ikezi Agency in Dobonsonville, Soweto. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Performers at a cultural festival in Joubert Park
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Performers at a cultural festival in Joubert Park. The festival aims to promote cultural awareness among residents. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

The first day of school
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: The first day of school. Photo: Media Club South Africa

Supporters of the Springboks, South Africa’s national rugby team
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Supporters of the Springboks, South Africa’s national rugby team. Photo: Media Club South Africa

Revellers at the Johannesburg Carnival in the city centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Revellers at the Johannesburg Carnival in the city centre. Photo: Media Club South Africa

Chase van Aardt and Judith Lettier relax on Clifton Second Beach
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Chase van Aardt and Judith Lettier relax on Clifton Second Beach. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

From left, Nicole Marais, Chase van Aardt, Judith Lettier and Joy van Aardt relax on Clifton Second Beach
Cape Town, Western Cape province: from left, Nicole Marais, Chase van Aardt, Judith Lettier and Joy van Aardt relax on Clifton Second Beach. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

a motorcyclist on Camps Bay Drive
Cape Town, Western Cape province: a motorcyclist on Camps Bay Drive. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Youngsters hang out outside their home in the suburb of Bo Kaap
Cape Town, Western Cape province: youngsters hang out outside their home in the suburb of Bo Kaap. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Mohamed Isaacson pulls a power slide on his BMX bike in the suburb of Bo Kaap
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Mohamed Isaacson pulls a power slide on his BMX bike in the suburb of Bo Kaap. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Samuel Kalule, Peter Kanyerere, and an unnamed friend sell their crafts at Camps Bay Beach
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Samuel Kalule, Peter Kanyerere, and an unnamed friend sell their crafts at Camps Bay Beach. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

dog-walking on the promenade at Sea Point
Cape Town, Western Cape province: dog-walking on the promenade at Sea Point. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Coky Mziwandi, a car guard at Clifton Second Beach
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Coky Mziwandi, a car guard at Clifton Second Beach. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Cement and light artist Christof at his studio in Woodstock, Cape Town, Western Cape
Cement and light artist Christof at his studio in Woodstock, Cape Town, Western Cape. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Mustapha Mahwayo (35), with his one-year-old daughter Maahirahl, at his job in Cape Town Airport
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Mustapha Mahwayo (35), with his one-year-old daughter Maahirahl, at his job in Cape Town Airport, where he parks cars for Executive Parking. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee,

Eight-year-old Naomi Scheepers plays the piano while listening to music on the computer in her family home
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Eight-year-old Naomi Scheepers plays the piano while listening to music on the computer in her family home. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

University of Cape Town students Farah Noordien, Mishkah Abrahams, Ayesha Molangee and Kyle Williams play dominoes and smoke a traditional hookah at the Rhodes Memorial while they wait for their next exam
University of Cape Town students Farah Noordien, Mishkah Abrahams, Ayesha Molangee and Kyle Williams play dominoes and smoke a traditional hookah at the Rhodes Memorial while they wait for their next exam. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Inus Scheepers descends the steps of the Rhodes Memorial
Inus Scheepers descends the steps of the Rhodes Memorial, a monument to 19th-century politician and colonialist Cecil John Rhodes, which sits high above the city of Cape Town, Western Cape. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Students (from left) Byron Groves, Munier Albertus and Jesse Abrahams hang out on the steps at the University of Cape Town, Western Cape
Students (from left) Byron Groves, Munier Albertus and Jesse Abrahams hang out on the steps at the University of Cape Town, Western Cape. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Students walk to class at the University of Cape Town, one of the world’s most beautiful campuses
Students walk to class at the University of Cape Town, one of the world’s most beautiful campuses. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Shaheed Samsodien drives a minibus taxi between Sea Point and the Cape Town city centre, Western Cape
Shaheed Samsodien drives a minibus taxi between Sea Point and the Cape Town city centre, Western Cape. Today his is dressed for a special client. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Dantjie Jagman, one of the collective of farm labourers who own New Beginnings Wine Farm, near Paarl
Paarl, Western Cape province: Dantjie Jagman, one of the collective of farm labourers who own New Beginnings Wine Farm, near Paarl. The workers were given a portion, and bought another portion, of the Nelson’s Creek farm on which they worked. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Businessman inside the Durban International Convention Centre
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province: Businessman inside the Durban International Convention Centre. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

Early morning exercise along the beachfront
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province: Early morning exercise along the beachfront. Photo: Graeme Williams

Cameraman on the set of a German advert production, inside the engine room of a ship in the harbour
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Cameraman on the set of a German advert production, inside the engine room of a ship in the harbour. Cape Town attracts many international film productions. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Crowds throng the hallways of the Cape Town International Convention Centre during the 2008 Cape Town International Jazz Festival
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Crowds throng the hallways of the Cape Town International Convention Centre during the 2008 Cape Town International Jazz Festival. Photo: Rodger Bosch

a rickshaw driver
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province: a rickshaw driver. Photo: Graeme Williams

Tourists at the V&A Waterfront
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Tourists at the V&A Waterfront. Photo: Rodger Bosch

A woman enjoys a cup of coffee at a cafe in the city centre
Cape Town, Western Cape province: A woman enjoys a cup of coffee at a cafe in the city centre. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Jason Rosenstein, a musician in the South African band Sons of Trout, looks out at a storm over Clifton beach
Cape Town, Western Cape province: Jason Rosenstein, a musician in the South African band Sons of Trout, looks out at a storm over Clifton beach. Photo: Jeffrey Barbee

Revellers at the Shiraz Festival
Paarl, Western Cape province: Revellers at the Shiraz Festival Photo: Paarl Vintners

Champagne Festival
Franschhoek, Western Cape province: Champagne Festival. Photo: Franschhoek Wine Route

Football match during Bastille Day celebrations
Franschhoek, Western Cape province: Football match during Bastille Day celebrations. Photo: Franschhoek Wine Route

A walk in the vineyards of Riebeek Valley, in the Swartland region
Western Cape province: A walk in the vineyards of Riebeek Valley, in the Swartland region. Photo: Swartland Wine Route

A couple enjoy a picnic in the vineyards of Riebeek Valley, in the Swartland region
Western Cape province: A couple enjoy a picnic in the vineyards of Riebeek Valley, in the Swartland region. Photo: Swartland Wine Route

Football match during Bastille Day celebrations
Franschhoek, Western Cape province: Football match during Bastille Day celebrations. Photo: Franschhoek Wine Route

Danie Malan, the winemaker at Allesverloren Wine Estate in the Swartland region
Western Cape province: Danie Malan, the winemaker at Allesverloren Wine Estate in the Swartland region. Photo: Swartland Wine Route

Chef at work in Food Fanatics restaurant
Stellenbosch, Western Cape province: Chef at work in Food Fanatics restaurant. Photo: Stellenbosch Wine Route

Ntsiki Biyela, winemaker at Stellakaya Cellars, among barrels of maturing wine
Stellenbosch, Western Cape province: Ntsiki Biyela, winemaker at Stellakaya Cellars, among barrels of maturing wine. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Zandile Sheila Dlamini, ceramics painter at the Ardmore Ceramics studio
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Zandile Sheila Dlamini, ceramics painter at the Ardmore Ceramics studio. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

A girl on the trampoline in a playground
Harrismith, Free State province: A girl on the trampoline in a playground. Photo: Graeme Williams

Waitress Mamsi Nomsa Mlangeni at the Wimpy restaurant
Harrismith, Free State province: Waitress Mamsi Nomsa Mlangeni at the Wimpy restaurant. Photo: Graeme Williams

Inside the Durban International Convention Centre
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province: Inside the Durban International Convention Centre. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

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

Petros Gumbi, an artist at the Ardmore Ceramics studio
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: Petros Gumbi, an artist at the Ardmore Ceramics studio. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

A picnic at Blaauwklippen Wine Estate
Stellenbosch, Western Cape province: A picnic at Blaauwklippen Wine Estate. Photo: Stellenbosch Wine Routes

Snompi Mnyoni uses red earth to protect her skin from the sun
Central Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal province: Snompi Mnyoni uses red earth to protect her skin from the sun. Photo: Graeme Williams

Lamp repairer Vuyelwa Ramphoma works on a damaged underground head lamp at Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Lamp repairer Vuyelwa Ramphoma works on a damaged underground head lamp at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Students attending the certificate in natural resource managment course at the Southern African Wildlife College
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Students attending the certificate in natural resource management course at the Southern African Wildlife College. The 10-month course is aimed at junior resource managers at game reserves. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Students attending the certificate in natural resource management course at the Southern African Wildlife College
Hoedspruit, Limpopo province: Students attending the certificate in natural resource management course at the Southern African Wildlife College. The 10-month course is aimed at junior resource managers at game reserves. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff

Cage assistants (from left) Moeketsi Momlekoa and Ndlaka Mtano at the shaft at Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Cage assistants (from left) Moeketsi Momlekoa and Ndlaka Mtano at the shaft at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Cage assistants (from left) Moeketsi Momlekoa, Ndlaka Mtano and Bless Hamilton at the shaft at Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Cage assistants (from left) Moeketsi Momlekoa, Ndlaka Mtano and Bless Hamilton at the shaft at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

Fitter aide Zolile Manianiana fixes broken drills at Harmony Gold Mine
Welkom, Free State province: Fitter aide Zolile Manianiana fixes broken drills at Harmony Gold Mine. Photo: Graeme Williams

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

Frans Mmolana and Virginia Geco sort 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

Students at the University of North West
Potchefstroom, North West province: Students at the University of North West. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

Junior winemaker Philani Gumede tests a new batch of wine at the Orange River Wine Cellars
Northern Cape province: Junior winemaker Philani Gumede tests a new batch of wine at the Orange River Wine Cellars. Photo: Graeme Williams

Tourists at the Eye of Kuruman, the biggest natural spring in the southern hemisphere
Northern Cape province: Tourists at the Eye of Kuruman, the biggest natural spring in the southern hemisphere. Photo: Graeme Williams

The donkey cart has long been a traditional form of transport for many rural people
Northern Cape province: The donkey cart has long been a traditional form of transport for many rural people. Photo: Graeme Williams

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

Students at the University of North West
Potchefstroom, North West province: Students at the University of North West. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

Mealie (corn) cob trader
Carletonville, North West province: Mealie (corn) cob trader

Families attending a graduation ceremony at the University of North West
Potchefstroom, North West province: Families attending a graduation ceremony at the University of North West. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

A man exits a local supermarket in the town
Modimolle, North West province: A man exits a local supermarket in the town. Photo: Chris Kirchhoff,

Graduation ceremony at the University of North West
Potchefstroom, North West province: Graduation ceremony at the University of North West. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

Students at the University of North West
Potchefstroom, North West province: Students at the University of North West. Photo: Hannelie Coetzee

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

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

Corporate social investment project funded by Sasol Oil
Corporate social investment project funded by Sasol Oil, a division of Sasol, South Africa’s petrochemicals giant. Photo: Sasol

On their way to the Qholora Bay Golf Course for a round of golf
Eastern Cape province: On the road past rural homesteads to Qholora Bay stand golfers Welcome Tolbadi (left, 18 handicap) and Dickson Mboyi (10 handicap) on their way to the Qholora Bay Golf Course for a round of golf. Photo: Rodger Bosch

A young girl performs a traditional dance.
Limpopo province: A young girl performs a traditional dance. Photo: Graeme Williams

Snompi Mnyoni uses red earth to protect her skin from the sun
Central Drakensberg,KwaZulu-Natal province: Snompi Mnyoni uses red earth to protect her skin from the sun. Photo: Graeme Williams

A little girl walks through the fields near Qunu
Eastern Cape province: A little girl walks through the fields near Qunu, the village where Nelson Mandela grew up and went to school. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Cattle graze in the fields below the Nelson Mandela Museum
Outside Qunu, Eastern Cape province: Cattle graze in the fields below the Nelson Mandela Museum. They are watched by Vuyani Sidubule, dressed to show he is currently undergoing his manhood initiation. Mandela grew up and went to school in the village of Qunu. This land still belongs to the Mandela clan. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Schoolchildren outside the Nelson Mandela Museum
Mthatha, Eastern Cape province: Schoolchildren outside the Nelson Mandela Museum. Photo: Rodger Bosch

Schoolchildren learn science at the Scibono science museum in Newtown
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Schoolchildren learn science at the Scibono science museum in Newtown

Scibono science museum in Newtown
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Schoolchildren learn science at the Scibono science museum in Newtown.

Scibono science museum
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Schoolchildren learn science at the Scibono science museum in Newtown.

Scibono science museum in Newtown
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Schoolchildren learn science at the Scibono science museum in Newtown.

Schoolchildren
Johannesburg, Gauteng province: Schoolchildren learn science at the Scibono science museum in Newtown.

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