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Molefi Ntsoele’s body is carried to its final resting place in the mountains of Lesotho. 2012

Gallery: Marikana remembers a tragedy

Images from the 10th Marikana Massacre commemoration

Hey there, good-looking: The latest model of the Nissan Micra is slick and sleek.  (Waldo van der Waal)

New Nissan Micra is a small wonder

Like the princess and the frog, the model has been transformed — not only in looks, but in its smart features and kick-in turbo charge

Devastated: The earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia’s Sulawesi in September left more than 1?600 dead and 70?000 homeless. This woman lost her three children. (Jorge Silva/Reuters)

2018: The year in pictures

Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images from 2018

From Seedtime

Intimate images from an activist photographer

Omar Badsha hopes his book ‘Seedtime’ and an accompanying exhibition will open space for more dialogue.

Nkonki

2017: The year in pictures

Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images from 2017

The blame game: A Marikana special report

The government and Lonmin have refused to acknowledge their roles in the deaths of 34 miners during a strike in 2012.

A struggle without documentation is no struggle: Peter Magubane

Shooting the struggle

Despite being kept in solitary for 20 months in total, a defiant Peter Magubane made it his mission to document South Africa’s turbulent history.

Roger Ballen: Housed in his mind’s recess

Roger Ballen’s images in his latest book ‘The House Project’ will shake you to your very foundations.

In the shadows of Roger Ballen’s mind

Roger Ballen’s images explore his desire to come to terms with the ultimate meaning and purpose of his life.