Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
This aerial picture shows Libyans gathered for the funeral of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s late longtime ruler, in Bani Walid, in the Tripoli region, western Libya on February 6, 2026. Seif al-Islam, 53, the son of Libya’s late longtime ruler, had been seen by some as his father’s successor, despite being targeted by a warrant from the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity. He was killed on February 3, 2026, by gunmen who stormed his home in western Libya’s Zintan, his French lawyer told AFP. (Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)A man looks at the Alqueva dam discharging waters in Moura, Alentejo region, Portugal on February 5, 2026. A deadly storm that triggered floods and thousands of evacuations in the Iberian Peninsula sparked calls on Thursday for Portugal’s presidential run-off to be postponed, but electoral officials insisted it would go ahead. This week’s Storm Leonardo has left one dead in Portugal and lashed the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, where rescuers were searching for a missing woman and evacuated thousands of people. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)Pro-Palestinian activists hold banners and posters to protest during the “International Day of solidarity with Palestine, Cuba and Venezuela “ outside the United States (US) Embassy in Durban, 6 February 2026. Picture: Rajesh JantilalA resident stands among burnt debris and damaged homes following the attack in Woro, Kwara State, on February 5, 2026. Details are still emerging from the attack in Kwara State, but it is one of the country’s deadliest in recent months. According to the Red Cross, the death toll stands at 162 people, and the search for bodies is ongoing. (Photo by Light Oriye Tamunotonye / AFP)Participants paddle their boats during a waka ceremony in Waitangi on February 6, 2026, as part of Waitangi Day commemorations, an annual national event where Indigenous Maori groups highlight ongoing political concerns. (Photo by Ben STRANG / AFP)Italy’s Federica Brignone reacts after taking part in the second official training for the women’s downhill event ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d’Ampezzo on February 6, 2026. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)People cross Limpopo river on a patched bridge with police supervision on February 5, 2025 in Xai Xai, Gaza Province in Mozambique. For weeks travellers have been trapped on either side due widespread, flooding that started in January has displaced over 100,000 people, particularly in the southern region, disrupting roads and crippling aid access. The latest flooding is among the worst Mozambique has seen in years, with officials warning the death toll could rise as more heavy rains loom and a nationwide red?alert remains in force. Across the region, floods have ripped through critical infrastructure — roads, bridges, power lines and water systems. They have slowed aid deliveries and isolated entire communities.
The N1 highway linking Maputo to the north remains cut. About 325,000 head of livestock have died and 285,000 hectares (704,250 acres) of farmland have been damaged, according to OCHA. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP)Two people ride a moped through flood waters in the Sidi Kacem region, in northwestern Morocco on February 5, 2026. More than 100,000 people have been evacuated since January 30, 2026, in the northwest of the country, mainly as a precaution, following exceptional rainfall that led authorities to place several provinces under weather alert. (Photo by AFP)Activists protest against censorship in the arts outside the Goodman Gallery on February 05, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa. This comes after the gallery terminated its 10-year relationship with Gabrielle Goliath just after her piece, Elegy—which engages with themes of violence, including in Gaza—was chosen for the South African Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Subsequently, Minister Gayton McKenzie removed her work from the South African Pavilion at the upcoming Venice Biennale. (Photo by Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius)Two people walk in the rain holding their umbrella on the “Promenade des Anglais” on the French riviera city of Nice, on February 05, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)A municipal worker walks past a mural depicting Colombian singer Shakira, painted by Salvadoran graffiti artist Efrain Orellana, known as “TNT,” outside the Jorge “El Magico” Gonzalez Stadium ahead of her worldwide ‘Las Mujeres ya no Lloran’ tour in San Salvador on February 5, 2026. Colombian singer Shakira has sparked euphoria among her fans in El Salvador, who are waiting for her with a giant mural for the five concerts she will give on her “Las mujeres ya no lloran” tour. The epicenter of the show will be the Jorge “Mágico” González stadium in western San Salvador, where dozens of workers are finishing setting up the stage for the performances on February 7, 8, 12, 14, and 15. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP)A conservator from the National Authority for Preah Vihear inspects a damaged wall at the Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province on February 6, 2026. Chunks of broken sandstone litter Cambodia’s UNESCO-listed Preah Vihear temple, whose centuries-old sandstone facades are pocked with fresh shrapnel scars after weeks of deadly border clashes with neighbouring Thailand. Considered a masterpiece of Khmer architecture that looks out over the northern Cambodian plains, the temple became a war zone when a longstanding border dispute erupted into fighting with jets, artillery, tanks and ground troops last year. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP)An aerial view shows waste and debris floating behind a floating fender on the Drina River, near Visegrad, eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on February 6, 2026. The waste and debris were carried into the Drina River from neighboring municipalities in Bosnia and the neighboring countries of Serbia and Montenegro, after the recent snow-melt and heavy rains. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP)
