: The journey home

Going to school in Cape Town can be risky, because some areas of the city are controlled by armed gangs. This is especially true in the Cape Flats, a plain where notorious townships were established during the apartheid era. High youth unemployment contributes to gang-related violence. The British photographer Laura Pannack accompanied teenagers on their way home from school.

Photograph: Laura Pannack/UNICEF Photos 2025


Children climbing a bus stop shelter.
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