DO NOT ENTERDoomed Rat Virus Cruise Ship Passengers Dealt New BlowSpain’s Canary Islands refused entry to the MV Hondius, leaving 149 people stranded. Tom Latchem
DISASTERJohannesburg Fire Leaves 73+ Dead, Scores Injured The blaze broke out in a five-story building used by homeless people, authorities say.Dan Ladden-Hall
MASSIVE TOLLBaptism Ceremony Ends in Tragedy After Flash Flood Kills 14Dozens of people were reportedly standing on rocks near the South African river when water surged through the area.Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
SHOT ‘AT RANDOM’Gunmen Murdered 15 People at a Bar in JohannesburgAccording to police, the suspects shot 23 people, 12 of whom died at the scene. The shooting occurred in the Nomzamo settlement, one of the poorest in the area.Alice Tecotzky
CHECK ITInstagrammer of the WeekCape Town photographer Ockie Fourie captures one of the world's most beautiful cities.William Boot
RebirthThe Dose of Cool That Saved JohannesburgThe hostel reputed to be Mandela’s apartheid-era hideout is now the center of a network of cultural entrepreneurs who have helped revive the South African city.Charlise Ferguson
XenophobiaMandela Would WeepThe violence of the last few days is intense, but it’s not new. The sources read like a laundry list of South Africa’s miseries.Ryan Lenora Brown
Art of the LensSkyscraper as Contact SheetThe Daily Pic: The ICP's latest triennial expands what cameras can do.Blake Gopnik
2 Million-Year-Old WomanThree hominids found in a cave in South Africa—the first by a paleoanthropologist’s 9-year-old son—will provide remarkable clues about where we came from, scientists tell 60 Minutes’ Bob Simon.Bob Simon
