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  Netcare911 paramedics and other emergency services responded to a house fire in Rynfield, Benoni, but luckily no one was seriously injured. (Photo: Netcare911)
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  Gordon Ramsay demonstrated why he has become one of the world's most popular and recognisable chefs when he wowed crowds at his sell-out shows at the Cape Town Good Food & Wine Show. (Picture supplied by Jurie Senekal)
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  Police keep a watchful eye on a handful of protesters outside Cosatu headquarters in Johannesburg. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  A group of protesters gather outside Cosatu headquarters in Johannesburg to protest against e-tolls. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  Indi Himalindi Chiyabu, who crashed into three motorcyclists in October 2010, killing two and causing a third to lose a limb, is seen during a Pretoria court appearance. (Brendan Croft, beeld)
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  A Kleinfontein security guard in military attire speaks to a news photographer at the Afrikaner-only enclave about 30km south-east of Pretoria. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  The driver of a bakkie and resident of racially exclusive Kleinfontein community points at members of the Democratic Alliance Youth during a protest. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor addresses journalists during a media briefing in Pretoria. (GCIS)
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  Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota speaks during the debate in the National Assembly on the Gupta debacle. (Lerato Maduna, Foto24)
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  A member from Bikers Against E-tolls attends a news conference in Johannesburg, (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  Justin Fernandes gives Panjo a kiss at the Jugomaro Predator Park outside Groblersdal. The tiger shot to fame in 2010 when he was on the loose for two days. (Craig Nieuwenhuizen, Beeld)
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  A schoolboy makes his way home beneath souvenirs outside the Hector Pietersen memorial in Soweto. (Denis Farrell, AP)
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  Carl Pistorius, brother of Oscar Pistorius, appears in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate's Court, where culpable homicide charges against him were dropped. (Themba Hadebe, AP)
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  Wreaths are laid in remembrance of the 19 people killed in the 1983 bombing in Church Street, in Pretoria. (Brendan Croft, Beeld)
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  A man on crutches begs for money at an intersection in a Johannesburg suburb. (Denis Farrell, AP)
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  Justice Minister Jeff Radebe gives details of the results of a probe into the Waterkloof Air Force Base saga. (Deaan Vivier, Beeld)
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  Musician Piet Botha performs at a bistro in Johannesburg in aid of the Michael John Connor Institute for abused, neglected or abandoned children. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  Popular TV presenter Vuyo Mbuli has passed away. (SABC)
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  Bull Jan Serfontein catches the ball during the Super Rugby match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. (Themba Hadebe, AP)
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  Professor Cyril Karabus is seen at a news conference after landing at the Cape Town International Airport . (Nardus Engelbrecht, Sapa)
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  Cyril Ramaphosa and Ahmed Katrada read to a child at Olifantsvlei Primary School in Eikenhof as part of an initiative aimed at businesses spending time at schools. (Supplied, Adopt-a-School Foundation)
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  President Jacob Zuma speaks during a news conference after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. (Maxim Shipenkov, AP)
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  Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with President Jacob Zuma during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. (Maxim Shipenkov, AP)
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  Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown is seen among demonstrators at the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town where he was fined R150 000 and given a suspended prison sentence. (Nardus Engelbrecht, Sapa)
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  Striking Lonmin mine workers dance and sing as they gather at the Wonderkop Stadium in Marikana during an illegal strike. (AFP)
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  A masked man is seen in Marikana where workers at Lonmin’s mine have downed tools. (Felix Dlangamandla, Beeld)
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  Striking Lonmin mine workers sit outside the Rowland shaft in Marikana, next to Wonderkop Stadium. (Tiro Ramatlhatse, AFP)
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  Andre Gouws, one of the suspects in the murder of young Pretoria mom Chanelle Henning, is seen in North Gauteng High Court where the case continues. (Craig Nieuwenhuizen, Beeld)
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  Protesters are seen in Thandukukhanya township near Piet Retief where a truck and two shops belonging to foreigners were torched as residents protested a lack of service delivery. (Loukmaan Mahomed, News24 User)
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  Gauteng police commissioner Lieutenant General Mzwandile Petros holds a news conference on crime-related issues in the province. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  The Eqstra Flying Lions aerobatics team take their Harvards through their paces in front of about 25 000 people at the Swartkop Air Force base in Pretoria. (Liza van Deventer, Beeld)
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  The Guptas’ large residential estate in Saxonwold has declined in property value over the past few years, despite the family pouring millions into the estate. (Felix Dlangamandla, Foto24)
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  Biker Sean Kedian shows his sentiments before participating in a mass protest ride in Johannesburg against the implementation of e-tolls. (Alaister Russell, Sapa)
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  Dr Thomas Chauke, who was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the SAMAs at Sun City, is caught in a pensive mood. (Thys Dullaart Photography)
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  Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is seen during a visit from the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt at Tuynhuys residence in Cape Town. (GCIS)
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  Cosatu general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi speaks at a seminar on xenophobia hosted by the University of the Witwatersrand. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  India's High Commissioner Virendra Gupta is seen at a news conference on the forthcoming IndiaAfrica festival in Johannesburg. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  Disgruntled protesters in Cape Town are seen bemoaning an array of misdemeanours by government. (Nielen de Klerk, News24)
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  Norman Tloubatla bids at the auction of Julius Malema's half-complete Sandown mansion. He bought the property for R5.9m. (Jennifer Bruce, AFP)
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  Fans wait to enter the Cape Town Stadium ahead of the Justin Bieber concert. (Zulfa Petersen, News24)
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  Justin Bieber fans wait in line outside the Cape Town Stadium ahead of the concert. (Nielen de Klerk, News24)
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  Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, President Jacob Zuma and Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan are seen during a joint session of Parliament, in Cape Town. (Rodger Bosch, GCIS/AFP)
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  Volunteers evacuate people from the Vuyiswa Old Age Home in Orange Farm in the south of Johannesburg during a fire drill by the Johannesburg Emergency Management Services. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  Sannie Nienaber stands in front of the remains of her garden flat in Pretoria which recently burnt down. (Brendan Croft, Beeld)
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  Vietnamese rural development deputy minister Ha Cong Tuan and Rejoice Mabudafhasi, deputy minister of water and environmental affairs sign a biodiversity plan in Pretoria. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  A Russian paratrooper lays a wreath at the Museum of Military History in Johannesburg during the annual parade and service to honour paratroopers and special forces members who died in combat. (Mary-Ann Palmer, Beeld)
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  Animal rights activists, calling for a ban on the use of animals in circuses, protest outside the Brian Boswell Circus tent in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. (Jennifer Bruce, AFP)
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  Revellers get ready for the AfrikaBurn festival held this weekend in the Tankwa Karoo, (Lerato Maduna, Rapport)
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  Ernie Els walks on the eighth hole with his caddy during the third round of the Indonesian Masters golf tournament at Royale Golf Club in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Achmad Ibrahim, AP)
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  A customs official looks at a wedding picture from the Gupta wedding on a cellphone at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg as the wedding guests check in for their flight back to India. (Jennifer Bruce, AFP)

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