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CON ARTIST: A prisoner at the Zonderwater Prison near Cullinan sits in a spray-painting room, which is part of the skills development programme at the prison. (Liza van Deventer, Beeld)
MOTHER OF THE NATION: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at a breakfast in Soweto after receiving the National Heritage Council’s Ubuntu prize. (Felix Dlangamandla, Beeld)
BOUND: A security guard, alleged to be involved in the sale of human placentas in Mpumalanga, lies handcuffed on the ground while a police official stands over him. (Arisja Jacobs, Beeld)
COME OUT FIGHTING: US President Barack Obama speaks at a meeting in Mountain View, California, where he shared his view on job creation and the economy. (Stephen Lam, AFP)
FENCED IN: Riot police stand guard at the entrance of the airport in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia. (Juan Karita, AP)
LEARN THE HARD WAY: A student is detained by riot police during a demonstration in Santiago, Chile, where protesters demanded more state funding to improve education. (Sebastian Silva, AP)
HISTORY: Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls are photographed at the Israel Antiquities Authority offices at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. (Sebastian Scheiner, AP)
GEARING UP: A revolutionary fighter carries a shell to load into his mortar, outside the hometown of Libya's ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi in Sirte, Libya. (Bela Szandelszky, AP)
REMEMBERED: Exiled Tibetan monks hold a candle light vigil in Dharmsala, India, for two young monks who set themselves on fire at the Kirti Monastery in Sichuan province. (Ashwini Bhatia, AP)
TRADITION: A worker prepares to transport an idol of Hindu goddess Durga in Allahabad, India. Durga Puja, a five-day festival, marks the triumph of good over evil. (Rajesh Kumar Singh, AP)
UNDAUNTED: Wouter Basson, head of the apartheid regime's chemical and biological weapons programme, at an inquiry in Pretoria into alleged unethical or unprofessional conduct. (Sapa)
SPEAKING OUT: Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, president and founder of African Monitor, is seen at a news conference in Johannesburg where he spoke on service delivery and other challenges facing SA. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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