48 hours in pictures, 10 August 2025
Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
A center for tracking and studying flamingos in Fuente de Piedra, Malaga, Spain, 09 August 2025. Picture: EPA/JORGE ZAPATA Female law enforcement officers from various Gauteng Municipalities parade to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, 9 August 2025, re-enacting the historic 1956 march in which over 20 000 women protested against the extension of Pass Laws to women. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen A decorated elephant is pictured at the historic Buddhist Temple of the Tooth, as part of celebrations to mark the Buddhist festival of Esala Perahera, in the ancient hill capital of Kandy, on August 8, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP) Hindu priests perform the 'Abhishekam' (bathing of deties) ritual during Lord Balarama's Appearance Day celebrations at the Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple in Durban over the weekend. The vibrant gathering drew hundreds of devotees in honour of Lord Krishna's elder brother, Balaram. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal The Sturgeon moon is seen rising over Galata Tower in Istanbul, on August 9, 2025. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP) A person participates in the Megacalenda celebration as part of International Day of Indigenous Peoples in Mexico City, Mexico, 09 August 2025. Picture: EPA/JOSE MENDEZ American singer and songwriter Anthony Hamilton celebrates Women's Day at the DP World Wanderers Stadium in Sandton, Johannesburg, 9 August 2025. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen First place winner Maria Kochanova of Russia competes at the High Jump Women's Final of the PSB Russian Athletics Championships 2025 in Kazan, Russia, 09 August 2025. Picture: EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV Kelin Mills lifts a 350kg car and walks across the parking lot in the Strongman Challenge, 9 August 2025, held at Randridge Mall in Randpark Ridge. The event saw pro-level athletes compete in a test of strength across various disciolines including the car walk, truck pull and sandbag to shoulder. Mills won all challenges and the event overall. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen A participant attends the Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade in Bautzen, Germany, 10 August 2025. The CSD parade in Bautzen is under strict police security measures due to the danger of attacks from right-wing radicals. Picture: EPA/FILIP SINGER Visitors to Cowboy Town in Krugersdorp look through some of the vehicles on display during a classic car show, 9 August 2025. Cowboy Town is an old western themed market space with antique and art shops, eateries, and live music. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen Protesters calling for the closure of The Bell Hotel, believed to be housing asylum seekers, gather outside, in Epping, northeast of London, on August 8, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) Participants walk with an oversized stylized joint reading 'legalization' in front of the German parliament Bundestag during the Hemp Parade (Hanfparade) rally in Berlin, Germany, 09 August 2025. The annual pro-cannabis protest is Germany's largest demonstration for the legalization of hemp. Picture: EPA/FILIP SINGER
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