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Hundreds of people gather in the South African town of Cape Town for a pro-Palestinian march, amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Chanting slogans and carrying flags, banners and signs, the crowd moved through the streets. The war started after Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel resulted in the deaths of 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures. Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 34,535 people in Gaza, mostly women and children according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. IMAGES
Partisans of the South African main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), take to the streets to protest a prolonged energy crisis causing record power cuts in South Africa. Frequent blackouts, known as load-shedding, have burdened the country for years, with state-owned energy firm Eskom failing to keep pace with demand and maintain its ageing coal power infrastructure. IMAGES
Hundreds of demonstrators march through the streets of Cape Town, in South Africa, to show solidarity with Palestinians as tensions in Jerusalem have worsened since Israeli riot police clashed with large crowds of Palestinians on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. IMAGES
Nurses and other health workers demonstrate outside Cape Town's Tygerberg Hospital, one of South Africa's coronavirus testing and isolation sites, against lack of protective equipment and transport to work. A nurse who worked at the hospital died after contracting COVID-19. IMAGES
Supporters of the Venezuelan opposition gather in Miami to protest the widely disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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