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  Road construction workers warm up at a fire during the early hours at the Griquastad, Barkly West intersection, in Kimberley. (Emile Hendricks, Volksblad)
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  Graham Moshoana, legal representative for former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli, is seen at the Johannesburg Labour Court. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  Hannetjie van Deventer, whose husband Albert died in a farm attack two years ago, takes part in the restoration and memorial event at the White Cross Monument near Polokwane. (Liza van Deventer, Beeld)
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  Zola Budd has finished her longest run to date, crossing the finishing line of her first Comrades with Bruce Fordyce at her side. It was his 30th Comrades. (Supplied)
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  A file picture of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to South Africa in 1947. (Eddie Worth, AP)
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  Three people lost their lives in a collision on Inanda Road just past Waterfall. (ER24)
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  Police officers look on at the house in the Welgedacht retirement village in Bloemfontein, where an elderly couple burnt to death. (Charl Devenish, Volksblad)
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  RC Toulon's flanker and captain, Johann Van Niekerk of South Africa, is seen during a training session at the Cassayet Stadium, in Narbonne, France. (Raymond Roig, AFP)
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  Advocate Thuli Madonsela, the public protector, is seen at a briefing in Pretoria. (Christiaan Kotze, Beeld)
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  Children from the Pennies nursery school in Pretoria have received blankets from PEN, a charity organisation. (Lisa Hnatowicz, Beeld)
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  The early morning sun shines on Table Mountain in Cape Town.  (Charl Viljoen via Twitter)
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  Lazarus Mabena, and Enock Mbele, in the background, are taken back to the Delmas police station after appearing in court in connection with the murder of a caregiver and a 5-month-old baby. (Deaan Vivier, Beeld)
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  Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi holds a news conference in Johannesburg following the union federation's central executive committee meeting. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  President Jacob Zuma hands over a birthday gift to Ellen Phumeza Mhlanga, who has just turned 80. She wished that she could meet Zuma in person at the presidential residence in Cape Town. (Sapa)
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  Congress of the People president Mosiuoa Lekota is seen in Parliament where he accused President Jacob Zuma of violating his oath of office. (Jaco Marais, Die Burger)
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  A horse that fell into a swimming pool in Hoekwil near George in the Western Cape has been rescued by a mechanical digging machine. (Sapa)
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  Goodman Gallery director Liza Essers appears at a media briefing at the gallery in Rosebank, Johannesburg. (Stephane de Sakutin, AFP)
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  Guards at the Industrial Development Corporation office in Sandton remove bags dumped by Greenpeace activists during a protest. (Cornel van Heerden, Beeld)
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  Members of the public and celebrities attend a birthday sing-a-long for former president Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. (Denis Farrell, AP)
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  Protestors make their way to the Goodman Gallery in Rosebank. They gathered in protest against Brett Murray's The Spear, which, until it was defaced last week, was on display there. (Maryke Vermaak, Sapa)
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  Sol Plaatje municipal workers, in the Northern Cape, have taken to the streets complaining about contract workers working for years and not being made permanent. (Emile Hendricks, Volksblad)
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  President Jacob Zuma, and the founder member of the Alexandra Old Age Home, blow out candles on a cake in celebration of the centenary of the Itlhokomeleng Association for Aged and Disabled Persons. (GCIS)
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  Justice Minister Jeff Radebe is seen at a Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union summit on crime in Boksburg. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  SPCA inspector Wendy Willson holds a protective hand over a female leopard tortoise, named Nonhlanhla (“the lucky one”) after she was seized during a raid in Johannesburg which also netted drugs worth R36m. (Beeld)
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  SA singer Dozi has cut off his signature hair to spread awareness about cancer. Here he is with girlfriend Lilly Wolmarans. (Lisa Hnatowicz, Rapport)
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  A pile of blankets is seen at the Cape Town Twitter Blanket Drive (#TBDZA). SA's Twitter community donates blankets to those in need during winter. (Fadeelah Kenny via Twitter)
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  Double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius prepares to start in the men's 400m race in Ostrava, Czech Republic. (Petr David Josek, AP)
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  A protester is seen outside the Pampierstad Magistrate’s Court in the Northern Cape where a mother accused of murdering her five children appeared. (Emile Hendricks, Volksblad)
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  A police truck transporting convicts to the Goodwood prison has collided with another police vehicle on the N1 outside Paarl. The four prisoners had to be rushed to hospital. (Michael Hammond, Photo24)
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  A supporter of President Jacob Zuma demonstrates outside the South Gauteng High Court where the ANC is applying to have artist Brett Murray's painting The Spear removed from public display. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  Rieta Botes is seen outside a house in Delmas where her 5-month-old baby and his caregiver were found murdered. (Deaan Vivier, Beeld)
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  George Moyo (left) has appeared in the Hillbrow Magistrate's Court for attempting to spray paint the word respect on the wall of the Goodman Gallery. (Herman Verwey, City Press)
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  Barend la Grange is seen outside the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court where he appeared on charges relating to the vandalising of a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma. (Beeld, photo supplied)
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  This doll and sign saying "sorry Martie", in reference to Eugene Terre'Blanche's wife, was the reason for a scuffle outside a Ventersdorp court. (Felix Dlangamandla, Beeld)
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  A poster of Eugene Terre'Blanche put up by AWB supporters outside a Ventersdorp court. Chris Mahlangu was found guilty of Terre’Blanche’s murder, while his co-accused was acquitted on the murder charge. (Jordi Matas, Sapa)
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  Protesters are seen outside the South Gauteng High Court, in Johannesburg, where the ANC's urgent court application is being heard. (Charl du Plessis via Twitter, City Press)
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  Pupils at Affies, in Pretoria, leave ties and caps in memory of schoolmate Luan Engelbrecht who was killed by a runaway truck. (Franco Megannon, Beeld)
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  African National Congress secretary general Gwede Mantashe reads a statement in Johannesburg following the party's National Executive Committee. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  A youngster makes a valiant effort to tackle his opponent during a pre-primary school rugby day at the Kovsies cricket oval in Bloemfontein. (Emile Hendricks, Volksblad)
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  Retief Goosen prepares a putt during the quarter-finals of the Volvo World Match Play Golf Championship tournament. (Sergio Torres, AP)
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  A group of people from the gay, lesbian and transgender community in South Africa demonstrate outside the Parliament in Cape Town. (Rodger Bosch, AFP)
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  Police arrested taxi drivers in Durban on Friday after a their strike turned violent. (The Witness)
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  A worker waves as the Japanese fishing vessel, the Eihatsu Maru, is finally towed out to sea, nearly a week after it ran aground at Clifton’s First Beach. (Edrea Du Toit, Die Burger)
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  Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is seen during her department’s budget debate in Parliament. (Michael Hammond, Die Burger)
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  Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma shows her ID smart card during a news conference organised by the National Press Club in Pretoria. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  Solo the sheep dog is best friends with all the animals in the Seaview Lion Park in Port Elizabeth, and keeps the baby hyenas busy with ball games. (Deon Ferreira, Die Burger)
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  Secretary General Zwelinzima Vavi at the Cosatu international policy conference held at the Aviator Hotel in Kempton Park. (Lerato Maduna, Beeld)
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  New mobile harbour cranes have arrived at the Port of Durban to boost the container handling capacity of the Durban RORO and Maydon Wharf Terminal. (Roy Reed)
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  Communication Workers Union members demonstrate outside Cosatu House in Johannesburg. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  A helicopter loads a generator on to the stricken Japanese longliner, Eihatsu Maru, at Clifton First Beach in Cape Town, as attempts to salvage the vessel continue. (Leighton Koopman, Die Burger)

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