The Mzamba bridge hangs across Mzamba river in the Eastern Cape. Completed in 2015, the 140-metre-long foot bridge was built to give rural communities a safe way to cross the river, helping connect them to educational facilities, health care, jobs and general food supply. (Laura Peterjohn)
Photo of the Day, 13 February 2020
This painting of a black woman in an upscale restaurant in Durban’s Florida Rd shows the stark contrast between how this area looks today compared to 25 years ago when the area was predominantly white. The painting shows an elegant black African woman in a beautiful light, something also not necessarily desired historically in white South African society. (Ayinde Summey)
Photo of the Day, 13 February 2020
An inspirational poster of Nelson Mandela sits alongside two Bibles in the entrance of the iCare Centre in Durban, South Africa. iCare is a national Christian NGO with the mission of supporting and rehabilitating South Africa’s homeless youth, or “street kids.” At the Durban iCare Centre, employees and volunteers provide boys with warm food and clean clothes, as well as educational and recreational activities such as chess or sports. iCare takes a holistic approach to supporting the children and attempts to reconnect them with their families or place them in a rehabilitation centre, all while working toward the goal of education or skills development. (Ainsley Ash)
Photo of the Day, 12 February 2020
A pile of quarried lime in one of multiple informal markets located at Warwick Junction, Durban, South Africa. Lime is a versatile mineral, and its many uses include construction, agriculture, and sunscreen. The lime traders at Warwick, mostly women, rotate every few weeks, vacating the space for other traders as they return to the mines for more product. Because lime traders often come from afar, they are the only traders at Warwick permitted to sleep in the market. (Renny Simone)
Photo of the Day, 11 February 2020
Buses arrive at the transportation port near Warwick Juncture. Commuters arriving at this bus and taxi port provide many of the consumers at the Warwick Juncture markets, and market administrators fear that the installation of a city BRT system will drastically cut the amount of traffic through the market and cut jobs for market vendors. (Lizzie Stricklin)
Photo of the Day, 10 February 2020
Traders have their wares on display at the Warwick Junction Markets. With thousands of informal traders and hundreds of thousands of customers every day, the sprawling collection of markets represents a huge part of Durban’s informal economy. (Skylar Thoma)
Photo of the Day, 7 February 2020
People crowd the food court at I Heart Market on 1 February. The market, which is open the first Saturday of every month, used to take place near Moses Mabhida Stadium but moved to The Hay Store last year. (Skylar Thoma)
Photo of the Day, 6 February 2020
A Vervet monkey sits on a lawn in Cato Manor, a working-class township located several kilometers out side of Durban. In the township those monkeys are known to be serious pests, often destroying local gardens. (Laura Peterjohn)
Photo of the Day, 5 February 2020
The Flame of Democracy at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg commemorates the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the Republic. While being located outside the Constitutional Court which was formerly a colonial prison, it is to show that the nation will not return to totalitarianism and institutionalized oppression. (Ayinde Summey)
Photo of the Day, 4 February 2020
Photo of the day: The corner of Overport Drive and Peter Mokaba Ridge in Durban. The latter was known as North Ridge Road prior to the street renaming program during Michael Sutcliffe’s tenure as Durban City Manager. Mokaba, a deputy minister during Nelson Mandela’s presidency, is infamous for pioneering the slogan “Kill the farmer, kill the Boer”; this, among other reasons, has created controversey around the street renaming program (Renny Simone).
