ANAPIX:Week in Pictures
A selection of images by ANA Photographers around the country of the week that was.
1/20: South Africa Johannesburg – 27 January 2022 – Family and colleagues of the late veteran actor gathered at the Market Theatre for the memorial service of the actor.Picture: Itumeleng English/African News Agency(ANA)
2/20: South Africa Johannesburg – 27 January 2022 – Terror-accused and Islamic State-linked twins Tony-Lee and Brandon-Lee Thulsie appear at the Johannesburg high court. Their trial will begin in February.Picture: Itumeleng English/African News Agency(ANA)
3/20: South Africa – Cape Town – 27 January 2022 – Protesters calling for a boycott of Clover gathered on Robert Sobukwe road in Bishop Lavis on Thursday. In 2019, South Africas Competition Tribunal approved the takeover of Clover by Milco SA a consortium headed by Israeli beverage firm Central Bottling Company (CBC). Media Review Network (MRN) recently pledged their support for the striking workers in order to gain justice for workers adversely affected by Milcos takeover. Picture: Henk Kruger/African News Agency(ANA)
4/20: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 January 2022 – Ulrich le Roux from Paarl Boys High School is picked up into the air as the school celebrates his achievement of being the overall top NSC learner for 2021. The class of 2021 was the first to experience grade 11 and 12 under a national state of disaster which included lock-downs and school closures to name a few of the regulations imposed. Picture: Henk Kruger/African News Agency(ANA)
5/20: Kenilworth. 20.01.22. Model Mieke Ola Jansen posing in floral a garment by Ruff Tang during a fashion shoot ahead of the Met race event on Saturday, 29 January. The theme of this year’s instalment of the racing event is Glam Garden, hence the flora statements. Photo : Ian Landsberg
6/20: South Africa – Pretoria – 25 January 2021. Sister Mpho Molefe vaccinates Ethan Jones (19) as Eersterust reaches 1 million fully vaccinated milestone.Picture: Oupa Mokoena/African News Agency(ANA)
7/20: South Africa – Pretoria – Union Buildings – 24 January 2022 – The City of Tshwane is named one of the top 100 destinations in the world by the Tourism Sentiment Index.Picture: Oupa Mokoena/African News Agency(ANA)
8/20: SOUTH AFRICA – ANAPIX – Durban – 24 JANUARY 2022 – Chris Spang Managing Director of Dormac (left) with Calvin Mkhabelavice president operations South32 aluminium, Peggy Nkonyeni MEC for media liaison and transport MEC in KZN, Fikile Mbalula transport minister,Dr Oupa Nkagisang senior stake holder manager South32 during their tour at Bayhead in Durban.Bongani Mbatha: African News Agency /ANA
9/20: South Africa – Cape Town – 27 January 2022 – Philippi Station has been closed since 2019 due to vandalism and theft. After the Central Line stopped working, informal housing structures has been erected on the tracks around Philippi station. The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) took media members for a tour around some of their Cape Town facilities. The aim is to educate the media on the current works taking place within Metrorail Western Cape. The train Ride from Cape Town Station to Fish Hoek on the Southern Line on the new train (from Cape Town to Fish Hoek Stations) was followed by a PRASA kombi’s trip to Glencairn to view the repairs done in order to open the line to Simon’s Town. The group then went to Philippi Station, Netreg, Serepta and Belhar to see the effects of vandalism and re-signaling works. Photographer: Armand Hough/African News Agency(ANA)
10/20: South Africa – Cape Town – 26 January 2022 – ‘Against All Odds is a film dedicated to the famous fistic achievements of Africa’s first world heavyweight boxing champion Gerrie Coetzee. He was the first fighter in the history of world boxing to claim the WBA heavyweight title for the African continent.Next to Gerrie sat the widow of Muhammad Ali, the greatest boxer ever and one of the most iconic figures of the 20th Century, Dr Khalilah Camacho Ali. The late Muhammad Ali and Gerrie Coetzee shared a special bond, and Dr Khalila Ali will offer significant input for the much-anticipated biopic.The executive producer of the movie, Kenddrie Utuk of the American film company Hartquist Productions, is in South Africa to finalise logistics and secure venues for the production.Utuk has slated the film to premiere on two starry occasions in Johannesburg and Washington DC.Filming in South Africa will start in a few months with South African director Koos Roets and South African producer Andre Scholtz at the helm. The cast will include several South African actors.Thereafter production will continue in Washington, and at the Richfield Coliseum in Ohio, the venue where Gerrie Coetzee became the champion of the world – Against All Odds.The role of Gerrie Coetzee will be played by middleweight MMA fighter in the UFC, Dricus Du Plessis. Photographer: Armand Hough/African News Agency(ANA)
11/20: South Africa – Cape Town – 19 January 2022 – Large waves crash against Bakoven Rock. A little further out from the main Camps Bay beach lays Bakoven, named after the rock that sits a little out to sea that looks like a pizza oven. Photographer: Armand Hough/African News Agency(ANA)
12/20: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 January 2022 – Student checks her results as Scottsville Secondary School 2021 Matriculants celebrates the release of the individual 2021 National Senior Certificate results. The school had the greatest improvement in pass rate last year across the whole province, from 29.5% in 2020 to 64.0% in 2021 with a similar number of matrics writing in both years. an increase of 34.5 percentage points! They also achieved a 22.5% bachelors pass rate. Pictures: Brendan Magaar/African News Agency(ANA)
13/20: South Africa – Cape Town – 22-January – 2022 Cape Town residents flocked Campsbay beach as Extremely hot weather conditions reaching up to 44 degrees Celsius. Photographer Ayanda Ndamane African News Agency(ANA)
14/20: South Africa – Cape Town – 22-January 2022 – Cape Carnival dancers during the Bree Street pedestrian-friendly dining initiative.The impact that Covid-19 has had on the central CBD space and more innovative thinking is needed to enhance the attractiveness of restaurants located in the Cape Town Central Business District. The idea to have a pedestrianised dining experience came from a member of the public.The event last night was City-led and a partnership local restaurants in the precinct for a unique dining experience of gourmet meals and local wines. Photographer Ayanda Ndamane/ African News Agency(ANA)
15/20: South Africa – Johannesburg – 24 January 2022 – The alleged mastermind in the murder of Tshegofatso Pule, Ntuthuko Shoba appears in the South Gauteng high Court and the first witness appeared under several media practice restrictions. Only highlights may be published in media , witnesses may not be recorded, the state prosecutors identity must remain a secret, among others. After just 20 min on the stand with hhe first witness who also objected to the cameras the court went on lunch break. Picture: Timothy Bernard/ African News Agency(ANA)
16/20: SOUTH AFRICA – ANAPIX – Durban – 24 JANUARY 2022 – Firefighters working hard to extinguish fire after the China mall was gutted by fire on Pixley KaSeme road in Durban.Bongani Mbatha: African News Agency /ANA
17/20: SOUTH AFRICA – ANAPIX – Durban – 23 JANUARY 2022 – Canoeist watches the other during training while sitting on the rock after his canoe has broken ,preparing for the 2022 Dusi marathon in Umgeni riverBongani Mbatha: African News Agency /ANA
18/20: South Africa – Cape Town – 27 January 2022 – Tony de Zorzi of the Six Gun Grill Cape Cobras on the crease batting against the Imperial Lions at Newlands stadium. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
19/20: South Africa – Cape Town – 23 January 2022 – South African ODI Captain Temba Bavuma ran out by KL Rahul of India in the 3rd ODI played at Newlands stadium Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
20/20: South Africa – Durban – 27 January 2022 – KwaZulu Natal Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu visited Dassenhoek high school near Marianhill after the school was attacked by known suspects who terrorized pupils and teachers, robbing them of their belongings and stabbing othersPicture: Doctor Ngcobo/African News Agency(ANA)
