Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
From left, Kamegolo Mophuthing, Maxwell Raza, Vusi Mpala and Mandisele Mophuthing pose for a photograph with a taxidermied Lion from the Joburg Zoo, 4 May 2025, at Zoo Lake, during the Friends of Zoo Lake event celebrating 121 years of Zoo Lake. The function encouraged attendees to pick up litter and recycle. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Veterans parade with the United Pipers for Peace (UPFP) together with descendants of Canadian military who served in the Netherlands during WWII and children of Dutch veterans, in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, 03 May 2025, as part of the 80th anniversary commemorations of the country’s liberation from Nazi occupation and the end of World War Two (WWII). Picture: EPA-EFE/ROBIN UTRECHTAn employee of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) adjusts the hands of the Ghanta Ghar (clock tower) in Lal Chowk, the city center in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 03 May 2025. Ghanta Ghar is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Kashmir that was built in the early 1980s. Picture: EPA-EFE/FAROOQ KHANChief of the SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanywa during the South Africa National Defense Force media briefing at Tshedimotsetso House on May 04, 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. The Department of Defense will address the media regarding the withdrawal of South Africa National Defense Force (SANDF) who were deployed as part of the SADC mission in the Democratic of Congo (SAMIDRC). (Photo by Gallo Images/Laird Forbes)A runner wearing a costume crosses the Charles Bridge during the Prague International Marathon in Prague, Czech Republic, 04 May 2025. This year more than 10,000 runners took part in the race. Picture: EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEKA man walks in front of banners reading ‘Victory will be ours’ installed as part of the decorations for the Victory Day celebrations near the Kremlin in downtown Moscow, Russia, 04 May 2025. Russia will mark on 09 May the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany and its allies in World War II. Picture: EPA-EFE/SERGEI ILNITSKYA person takes part in a “Marijuana March” in Guadalajara, Mexico, 03 May 2025. Thousands of activists and supporters in favor of marijuana legalization mobilized in Mexico City and other cities across Mexico on World Marijuana Liberation Day. Picture: EPA-EFE/FRANCISCO GUASCOLocals react at the site of an overnight drone strike that hit a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, 04 May 2025, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. At least eleven people were injured, including two children, in the strike on the residential area, according to the State Emergency Service report. Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack using 165 drones across all of Ukraine, according to the Air Force Command of Ukraine. Picture: EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKOMembers from various Hindu organisations offer their prayer and respects at a special prayer held at the Shree Gengayammen Alayam temple in Durban yesterday. The prayer was to remember the 28 tourists who were brutally executed in front of women and children in the Pahalgam massacre in Kashmir on the 22 April 2025. Millions joined worldwide continuing prayers and protests.The Indian government has vowed to avenge the terror attack accusing Pakistan of aiding and abetting terrorists. Leaders of the world have also condemned the attack. The United Nations has called for a de-escalation. Picture: Rajesh JantilalVisitors to Zoo Lake in Parkview, Johannesburg, row on the lake, 4 May 2025, as the Friends of Zoo Lake celebrate 121 years of Zoo Lake. The function encouraged attendees to pick up litter and recycle. Picture: Michel Bega/The CitizenTshepo Kgatla, tourism ambassador at the Joburg Zoo, poses for a photograph with a barn owl, 4 May 2025, at Zoo Lake, during the Friends of Zoo Lake event celebrating 121 years of Zoo Lake. The function encouraged attendees to pick up litter and recycle. Picture: Michel Bega/The CitizenA man votes for the first round of presidential elections at a polling station in Bucharest, Romania, 04 May 2025. Romanian voters are returning to the polls this weekend for a repeat of the first round of the presidential election, originally held on 24 November 2024 and later annulled, with around 18 million citizens eligible to vote, according to the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP). Picture: EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENTActivists from all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal take part in the Global Cannabis 2025 March at Durban Promenade beach in Durban, over the weekend. Marches were held worldwide. Picture: Rajesh JantilalCannabis enthusiasts during the Global Marijuana March through the city center on May 03, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. This is an annual rally held at different locations around the world to educate people about marijuana. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)A healthcare worker toothbrushes an albino patient as members of the ‘Doctors in solidarity’ physician’s union look after albinos in Bie, Angola, 26 April 2025 (issued 03 May 2025). This action made it possible to diagnose cases of skin cancer and other health problems that affect people with albinism. Picture: EPA-EFE/AMPE ROGERIO
