Award-winning photojournalist and editor. Co-author of The Battle of Bangui and BROTHER. Visa d’or winner. Based in Africa. Represented by Panos Pictures.
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Did we just witness Joburg’s first coalition negotiation ahead of the upcoming local government elections?
Probably not. Anyway, Our City News cameras captured the moment the ANC’s Fikile Mbalula, crashed our interview with RISE Mzansi’s mayoral candidate, Lukhona Mnguni… just as we were talking about Joburg’s potential coalition politics. Watch the hilarious banter that followed.
Our mayoral profile series kicks off this week, going beyond the campaign pitches to meet the people who want to run Johannesburg. Stay tuned this week for RISE Mzansi’s Lukhona Mnguni and the DA’s Helen Zille.
#OurCityNews #Johannesburg #LGE2026 #vote #SAelections2026 #Joburg
Not all heroes wear capes.. or have homes.
via @OurCityNews
ourcitynews.co.za/2026/09/28…
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CRUM, PRASA and Pikitup have joined forces for a deep-cleaning operation targeting railway areas in Johannesburg, including Doornfontein and Park Station. The operation follows public backlash over videos showing the condition of the rail infrastructure.
#Joburg #PRASA #pikitup #ourcitynews
Some notes on covering xenophobic violence. news24.com/opinions/analysis…
Via @OurCityNews
Video shows police vehicle being obstructed by March and March protestors. youtu.be/xQO6GC2fw2g?si=wL_1… via @YouTube
#xenophobia #marchandmarch @SAPoliceService #southafrica
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Comment: This is the car falling into the hole on Jan Smuts near Colony Centre. The dongas we dodge with their yellow barriers and red tape are not normal. Gogo Swim responses show we have come to normalise the abnormal in Joburg. The hole is still there @MyJRA
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“Zille behaves like a frog and a pig” - Joburg MMC for Transport Kenny Kunene responds to Zille’s pothole dive.
#Ourcitynews #johannesburg #johannesburgroadsagency #believeinjoburg #infrastructurefundrollout
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Protestors in Joburg brave the rain to call for answers and action as taps run dry across the city #JoburgProtest #JoburgWaterCrisis #WaterProtest #WaterCrisis #JoburgSpeaks
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Protesters gather outside the @CityofJoburgZA council lawn demanding urgent action from the mayor over ongoing water issues. #WaterCrisis #cityofjohannesburg #dadamorero/ MN
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Reverend Tshepo Matubatuba officially opens the water protest with a prayer and reminds protesters to unite and that the protest is not a political rally #waterprotest #Johannesburg/ MN
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Phumla Williams from the Joburg Crisis Alliance addressing Joburg Mayor Dada Morero about the water crisis #waterprotest #watercrisis #ONC @DadaMorero /KP
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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: Joburg Mayor Dada Morero has just arrived at the Johannesburg water protest @DadaMorero @CityofJoburgZA #watercrisis #waterprotest/KP
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Protesters chant "No water, no votes" as @CityofJoburgZA Mayor @DadaMorero takes the stage. #waterprotest #WaterCrisis/MN
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“People first, politics later” says Tessa Dooms from the Joburg Crisis Alliance
#watercrisis #waterprotest #johannesburg waterprotest #OCN/ KP
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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: DA mayoral candidate for Joburg Helen Zille has just arrived at the Johannesburg Water Protest #watercrisis #joburgwater #OCN @helenzille @CityofJoburgZA @JHBWater /KP
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Hundreds of Joburg residents have taken to the streets today demanding urgent solutions on the ongoing water crisis #joburgwater #OCN #watercrisis @JHBWater/ KP
ATTENTION! Here's an amazing opportunity to come and join our team in Joburg! This is a key role and pretty much a dream job for visuals journalists obsessed with current affairs in Africa. careers.thomsonreuters.com/u…
Important work from the Reuters Special Report team. reuters.com/investigates/spe…
