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The African National Congress (ANC) conference starts in Johannesburg as some 4,500 delegates, from all across of South Africa, gather to chose their next party leader. "Viva ANC", shouts President Cyril Ramaphosa, who hopes to be re-elected as ANC leader a few days after he dodged impeachment in a parliament vote. IMAGES
Responding to the threat posed by COVID-19, South African health authorities set up a testing site in the poor informal settlement of Diepsloot, in Johannesburg. The aim is to reach more people, while also ensuring that health clinics are not overwhelmed. Here, they are on the lookout for signs of COVID-19, but also other diseases, like HIV. South Africa has the highest recorded numbers of coronavirus infection in sub-Saharan Africa, with over 2,400 cases. IMAGES
South African police disperse protesters holding bottles, machetes and axes in Johannesburg's central business district. This is the third day in a row that South Africa has succumb to xenophobic attacks, with sporadic violence targeting foreign-owned stores and enterprises. IMAGES
South African revelers welcome 2018 in Newtown, a Johannesburg suburb. IMAGES
Hundreds of people take to the streets of Johannesburg ahead of a march against state corruption in a show of force targeting embattled President Jacob Zuma. IMAGES