James Oatway

Award-winning photojournalist and editor. Co-author of The Battle of Bangui and BROTHER. Visa d’or winner. Based in Africa. Represented by Panos Pictures.

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Some notes on covering xenophobic violence. https://t.co/H70K5WzxRc

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Video shows police vehicle being obstructed by March and March protestors. https://t.co/ZAisy6SVdC via @YouTube
#xenophobia #marchandmarch @SAPoliceService #southafrica

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Comment: This is the car falling into the hole on Jan Smuts near Colony Centre. The dongas we dodge with their yellow barriers and red tape are not normal. Gogo Swim responses show we have come to normalise the abnormal in Joburg. The hole is still there ⁦@MyJRA⁩

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“Zille behaves like a frog and a pig” - Joburg MMC for Transport Kenny Kunene responds to Zille’s pothole dive.

#Ourcitynews #johannesburg #johannesburgroadsagency #believeinjoburg #infrastructurefundrollout

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Protestors in Joburg brave the rain to call for answers and action as taps run dry across the city #JoburgProtest #JoburgWaterCrisis #WaterProtest #WaterCrisis #JoburgSpeaks

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Protesters gather outside the @CityofJoburgZA council lawn demanding urgent action from the mayor over ongoing water issues. #WaterCrisis #cityofjohannesburg #dadamorero/ MN

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Reverend Tshepo Matubatuba officially opens the water protest with a prayer and reminds protesters to unite and that the protest is not a political rally #waterprotest #Johannesburg/ MN

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Phumla Williams from the Joburg Crisis Alliance addressing Joburg Mayor Dada Morero about the water crisis #waterprotest #watercrisis #ONC @DadaMorero /KP

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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: Joburg Mayor Dada Morero has just arrived at the Johannesburg water protest @DadaMorero @CityofJoburgZA #watercrisis #waterprotest/KP

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“Mayor, come down and fix our problems” says a resident of Joburg #waterprotest #watercrisis #ONC

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Protesters chant "No water, no votes" as @CityofJoburgZA Mayor @DadaMorero takes the stage. #waterprotest #WaterCrisis/MN

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“People first, politics later” says Tessa Dooms from the Joburg Crisis Alliance
#watercrisis #waterprotest #johannesburg waterprotest #OCN/ KP

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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: DA mayoral candidate for Joburg Helen Zille has just arrived at the Johannesburg Water Protest #watercrisis #joburgwater #OCN @helenzille @CityofJoburgZA @JHBWater /KP

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Hundreds of Joburg residents have taken to the streets today demanding urgent solutions on the ongoing water crisis #joburgwater #OCN #watercrisis @JHBWater/ KP

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ATTENTION! Here's an amazing opportunity to come and join our team in Joburg! This is a key role and pretty much a dream job for visuals journalists obsessed with current affairs in Africa. https://t.co/GDxE9N7Z7G

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FYI Nigerian photographers: https://t.co/eYRbjSjwCT

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Important work from the Reuters Special Report team. https://t.co/ARnOMvuoHA

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The new Reuters News Accelerator Program is open now! If you’re a talented mid-career journalist looking to accelerate your career and you’re based in Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal or South Africa, apply now: https://t.co/Pbt5U2NGeN

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The little-known combat sport of slap fighting is gaining traction in South Africa, with events drawing crowds. Competitors take turns slapping each other in the face and lose points if they flinch https://t.co/yKLX4WcJ0z

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The Cape Town Opera commemorates its 25 years with a graphic reimagining of the classic ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’