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Gallery: 7 of the best from behind the lens

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Tamara Cherie collection showcasing the latest trends at the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Joburg at the Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton.
Tamara Cherie collection showcasing the latest trends at the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Joburg at the Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton.

Award-winning photographer Leon Sadiki covered everything from student protests to political violence to fashion shows this year. Out of the thousands of snaps that Sadiki took, he picked seven of his favorite and most powerful pictures to sum up the year 2016

Miss Gay Jozi 2015 winner Ycer Machimana from Mokgoloboloto village in Tzaneen.
A truck was set alight by angry protesters on Stanza Bopape street in Atteridgeville. Before the local government elections Tshwane was set alight after the ANC announced Thoko Didiza as its mayoral candidate.
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When President Jacob Zuma addressed the nation after the local elections at the IEC headquarters in Pretoria, four women stood up in silent protest.
Wits University was again at the centre of the #FeesMustFall campagin with students forcing management to suspend academic activities to engage with them.
A student protester throws a tear gas grenade back during the Fees Must Fall protest at Wits. The campaign became much more violent this year.

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