Siphiwe Sibeko, who was born and raised in Soweto township, is a mostly self-taught photographer who joined Reuters in Johannesburg in 2005 after working for several leading South African newspapers. In the following story slugged SAFRICA-VIOLENCE/(WITNESS) and headlined "WITNESS-Photographing evil in S. Africa's townships", he describes covering the anti-foreigner violence that has swept parts of South Africa.
Zimbabwe opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai prays during the funeral of Sherperd Jani, MDC treasurer for Mashonaland East province, in Murehwa, about 80km (50 miles) east of ...