South Africa in Video Slide Shows
Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday at Qunu PDF Print E-mail
Submitted by Andrew Ingram   
Monday, 03 November 2008

Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday at Qunu[Pressportal.co.za] Andrew Ingram went to Qunu, the area near Mtata in the Eastern Cape in which the ex-president grew up, to photograph Nelson Mandela during his birthday celebrations, for Independent Newspapers.

He photographed the area in which Madiba grew up and the people who live there and in this multi-media presentation, featuring singing by the Mandela family's official choir,he hopes that you can get a feel of the excitement during the weekend celebrations.

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Coat-of-arms symbol explored in Clanwilliam PDF Print E-mail
Submitted by Andrew Ingram   
Thursday, 20 September 2007

Image[Pressportal.co.za] About 500 learners in the  town of Clanwilliam have been busy over the past week interpreting and re-enacting a story told by, the San (/Xam) people who occupied the area they live in today countless years ago.

The story holds a modern-day lesson for the children, and is chosen each year from an archive of San narratives recorded by linguists Lucy Lloyd and Wilhelm Bleek over 130 years ago.

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Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge PDF Print E-mail
Submitted by Andrew Ingram   
Monday, 13 August 2007
Image[Pressportal.co.za] After being fired from her position as deputy Minister of Health by President Thabo Mbeki, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge flew to Cape Town International where she was mobbed by supporters and journalists.

Independent newspapers political editor Angela Quintal managed to get a few words from her before she was whisked away by her security men. Andrew Ingram took the pictures for the Cape Times.
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Wilderness Search and Rescue PDF Print E-mail
Submitted by Andrew Ingram   
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Image[Pressportal.co.za] 24 / 7 / 365 Wilderness search and rescue is on standby to help people in difficulty in our mountains. They are volunteers, who give up their time for no reward.

Cape Times photojournalist Andrew Ingram accompanied one of the teams on an exercise with the Airforce's 22 squadron and witnessed how they train to keep their skills up for the real thing.
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Rugby South Africa vs Australia Tri Nations Win PDF Print E-mail
Submitted by Andrew Ingram   
Saturday, 16 June 2007
Image[Pressportal.co.za] The Tri Nations kicked off at Newlands stadium in Cape Town with South Africa vs. Australia. The Springboks, with two magnificent drop goals beat the Wallabies by 22 to 19.
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Striking workers in Cape Town PDF Print E-mail
Submitted by Andrew Ingram   
Wednesday, 13 June 2007
Image[Pressportal.co.za] Thousands of striking workers descended on the city from all directions - as at least one clash was reported between municipal workers and Metro Police outside the civic centre. As the crowds teemed in the streets, union officials frantically negotiated with police to authorise the planned march on Parliament.

One official feared "pandemonium" in the city centre if permission was not granted for the march. The mass action began as the government proposed a 7.25% wage increase for public servants, up from its 6.5% offer.
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The Slow-Moving Tsunami PDF Print E-mail
Submitted by Andrew Ingram   
Friday, 08 June 2007
Image[Pressportal.co.za] Aids and poverty are mowing down the population of the Nkomasi region of Mpumalanga. Photographer Andrew Ingram and Cape Times reporter Jo-Anne Smetherham visited the region in 2005. See the video that they made to go with the report carried in the Cape Times.
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Xhosa Traditional Dances PDF Print E-mail
Submitted by Andrew Ingram   
Thursday, 07 June 2007
Image[Pressportal.co.za] The rich tradition of Xhosa traditional ( and sometimes not so traditional ) dances has fascinated Andrew Ingram. Click here to see the slide show and some of the images that he has made, concentrating on their flare for decoration.
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Bushmanskloof Rock Art PDF Print E-mail
Submitted by Andrew Ingram   
Thursday, 07 June 2007
Image[Pressportal.co.za] The Cedarburg mountains, and Olifants river valley, about two and a half hours from Cape Town, are rich in archaeological sites and Rock Art. The University of Cape Town’s Professor John Parkinton talks about the riches, and why he thinks that raising the Clanwilliam Dam wall will be good for the area - despite the fact that some sites will be flooded.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh - 24 May 2007 PDF Print E-mail
Submitted by Andrew Ingram   
Monday, 28 May 2007
Image[Pressportal.co.za] Lewis Gordon Pugh, dubbed “ The Polar Bear” by some media, talks in Cape town’s waterfront about his plans for yet another epic swim, this time in the Arctic, to raise awareness for climate change. Click here to watch the slide show made by Andrew Ingram, Cape Times Chief Photographer.
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