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South Africa after apartheid: scenes from a changing nation
( Updated: 05/07/2014 )
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South Africans form a long queue to vote at a polling station in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, South Africa, May 7, 2014. The elections are likely to see the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party return to power with a smaller majority due to voters disaffected by corruption in government and economic inequality. Themba Hadebe/AP
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A woman in a shirt with former South African President Nelson Mandela printed on, casts her ballot in the township of Nyanga on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, May 7, 2014. Schalk van Zuydam/AP
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Voters have their documents scanned as they wait to cast their ballots in Bekkersdal, near Johannesburg May 7, 2014. South Africans voted in the first 'Born Free' election, although polls suggest the allure of the ruling African National Congress as the conqueror of apartheid will prevail even among those with no memory of white-minority rule. Mike Hutchings/Reuters
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An elderly woman is assisted by party members from the African National Congress (ANC) after casting her vote at a polling station near the house of the late former President Nelson Mandela, in the Soweto township of Johannesburg, South Africa, May 7, 2014. Ben Curtis/AP
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Artist Bernard Mulauzi stands in front of the sculpture he made outside a primary school, on June 2, 2013 in Diepsloot, South Africa. The sculpture is made entirely of recycled materials - including strips of metal soda cans. The children participated in the project by helping collect the recycled materials - like bottle caps - that the artists used. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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Children play in a housing courtyard in the middle of the day on September 11, 2013 in Manenberg, a township of Cape Town, South Africa. Gang violence, drug use and unemployment are high in the area. Several gangs, including the 'Americans' and 'Hard Livings' occupy the small area that was created by the apartheid government in the 1960's. Ann Hermes/Staff
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Jean Bedel (c.) gives a presentation during the last day of The Salesian Institute's Seaman's Life Skills five day class for men seeking employment in commercial fishing on September 13, 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa. The Salesians, an international group within the Catholic Church, run The Youth Employment Skills Project to teach practical skills and help with job placement. Ann Hermes/Staff
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Suspected drug users with gang connections are stopped and searched by the Cape Town Metro Police Gang Unit on September 15, 2013 in Manenberg, a township of Cape Town, South Africa. The unit often works before sunrise in the community to execute search warrants and search for wanted criminals. Ann Hermes/Staff
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A woman stands by clothing for sale at Fashionika, a small shop selling one designer's clothes, on June 1, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The shop is in the fashion district. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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People of all races sit outside a coffee shop, on June 1, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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Medical students get off a University bus and head to class, on June 4, 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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A woman carries her baby on her back in a township, on May 28, 2013 in Tshepisong, South Africa. Many residents build their homes out of found materials. Townships are usually underdeveloped urban neighborhoods built on the periphery of cities that were reserved for non-whites during the Apartheid era. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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Care worker Linda Makgahliso (c.), from the nonprofit Ikageng, visits Zukiswa Molo and her son Bongani Sithole in their shanty on May 30, 2013 in Soweto, South Africa. The nonprofit helps AIDS patients with meds, counseling and food distribution. Soweto has middle class black neighborhoods, but there are still poor areas with shacks. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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Bokamoso Thimbela (4th from l.) goes to the new primary school in Tshepisong township on May 28, 2013 in South Africa. His mother lives in a township and adopted six AIDS orphans after two members of her family died. The AIDS crisis here and in other parts of Africa has left behind many orphans. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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A member of the Anti-Land Invasion Unit walks away after questioning a woman working next to an illegal dwelling in the township of Gugulethu on September 25, 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa. The controversial unit is a division of the Cape Town law enforcement that hires and provides protection for a contract demolition company as they tear down illegal shacks sitting on land owned by the city and designated for residents on the housing wait list. Ann Hermes/Staff
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Mildred Jilane tends to the small garden on Yarrow farm in the Makana Municipality on September 19, 2013 in Grahamstown, South Africa. Yarrow farmland was acquired by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform through their Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy, which purchases useful land and selects beneficiaries. Ann Hermes/Staff
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A diversity of patrons enjoy open-air dining at a cafe in Mandela Square in Johannesburg’s financial district – a sign of racial progress in the country 16 years after apartheid. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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The Wentzel family – Linda and Ivan with daughters Louise (left) and Stephanie – are Afrikaners, but unusually liberal: They believe in equality of the races and hope that South Africa will continue to progress. Here they stand outside their home in a suburb of Pretoria. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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A second grader asks a question just before class lets out for the day at a school in Pretoria, South Africa. The school population is largely Afrikaner – there are only three black students. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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Delphine Moyo and her son, Leon Banda, stand in front of a daycare center in Soweto, South Africa, wearing the jerseys of their national soccer team. The roof of Leon’s school is decorated with different countries' flags for the World Cup. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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Israel Thabang, his wife, and three children live in one of the gated complexes. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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In Diepsloot, a township outside Johannesburg, many residents have to cope with a lack of electricity and running water. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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Vendors sell used clothing in the black township of Diepsloot. Townships like this one, despite lack of utilities, keep growing as blacks struggle to find work. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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A black nanny takes her young charge out for a walk in a gated community in Johannesburg. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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Laborers seek work in the Fourways district of Johannesburg. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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Two black workmen walk past a car dealership that sells Porsches, Ferraris, and Maseratis, a symbol of the gap between rich and poor. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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In Diepsloot, Norman Thuvhakhali sells flags, vuvuzelas, and other paraphernalia for the World Cup. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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South Africa after apartheid: scenes from a changing nation
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Asia Pacific Why Japan is saying that threat by North Korea is worse than ever
Japan's concern seems largely in line with statements from American officials, but they also reflect a particularly contentious history between the Japanese and North Koreans.
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The world must respond to North Korea’s latest missile and nuclear tests in an “entirely distinct” way, Japan’s prime minister, Shinzō Abe, told the annual United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.
