A selection of images of the past week by ANA photographers around the country.

1/18: Artscape. 03.02.23. Léane Theunissen as the Fairy Godmother in Cape Town City Ballet’s production of Veronica Paeper’s Cinderella which opened last night at the Artscape theatre. The classic folk fairytale of the sweet-tempered Cinderella, a young woman with a heart of gold who is left in the care of her two ungainly, forgetful & generally disagreeable step-sisters, Violet & Daffodil runs at Artscape until 19 February. Bookings can be made at Computicket. Picture: Ian Landsberg

2/18: Artscape. 03.02.23. Léane Theunissen as the Fairy Godmother in Cape Town City Ballet’s production of Veronica Paeper’s Cinderella which opened last night at Artscape. The classic folk fairytale of the sweet-tempered Cinderella, a young woman with a heart of gold who is left in the care of her two ungainly, forgetful & generally disagreeable step-sisters, Violet & Daffodil, runs at Artscape until 19 February. Bookings can be made at Computicket. Picture: Ian Landsberg

3/18: South Africa – Pretoria – 08 February 2023. South Africa versus Iran during the FIH Indoor Hockey Men’s World Cup.Picture: Oupa Mokoena /African News Agency (ANA)

4/18: South Africa – Pretoria – 08 February 2023. South Africa versus Iran during the FIH Indoor Hockey Men’s World Cup.Picture: Oupa Mokoena /African News Agency (ANA)

5/18: Cape Town – 07 February 2023 – Disruptive members of the Economic Freedom Fighters are kicked out of the National Assembly as President Cyril Ramaphosa was delivering the 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA). .Photographer : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency (ANA)

6/18: South Africa – Pretoria – 02 February 2023. The memorial service of Itumeleng ‘Vusi Ma R5’ held at Mabopane Indoor Centre.Picture: Oupa Mokoena/African News Agency (ANA)

7/18: SA Tourism acting CEO Themba Khumalo and acting Chief strategy Robert Manson briefed the media regarding the R900 mil that are planning to sponsor Tottenham Hotspur, the briefing was held in Sandton North of Johannesburg. Photo Simphiwe Mbokazi African news agency (ANA)

8/18: South Africa – Cape Town – 9 February 2023 – The State of the Nation address, or more commonly referred to as Sona, is a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament and one of the rare occasions that bring together the three arms of the state under one roof. President Cyril Ramaphosa presents his seventh State of the Nation Address on Thursday in the midst of a crippling energy crisis, a slowing economy, a pandemic of violence against women and children, and rising unemployment. Photographer: Armand Hough. African News Agency (ANA)

9/18: South Africa – Cape Town – 9 February 2023 – The State of the Nation address, or more commonly referred to as Sona, is a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament and one of the rare occasions that bring together the three arms of the state under one roof. President Cyril Ramaphosa presents his seventh State of the Nation Address on Thursday in the midst of a crippling energy crisis, a slowing economy, a pandemic of violence against women and children, and rising unemployment. Photographer: Armand Hough. African News Agency (ANA)

10/18: South Africa – Cape Town – 8 February 2023 – Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis visited the ongoing construction of the Formula E track. The Cape Town E-Prix is the first ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race hosted in Sub-Saharan Africa and the first major open-wheel race since 1993. Photographer: Armand Hough. African News Agency (ANA)

11/18: South Africa – Cape Town – 8 February 2023 – Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis visited the ongoing construction of the Formula E track. The Cape Town E-Prix is the first ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race hosted in Sub-Saharan Africa and the first major open-wheel race since 1993. Photographer: Armand Hough. African News Agency (ANA)

12/18: South Africa Cape Town 09- February- 2023 – The Cape Town City Hall hosted President Cyril Ramaphosa’s sixth State of the Nation Address on 9 February 2023. Photographer Ayanda Ndamane / African News Agency (ANA)

13/18: South Africa Cape Town 09- February- 2023 -Vuyani Pambo Leads EFF Group After Sona Ejection.The Cape Town City Hall hosted President Cyril Ramaphosa’s sixth State of the Nation Address on 9 February 2023. Photographer Ayanda Ndamane / African News Agency (ANA)

14/18: South Africa Cape Town 09- February- 2023 -President Cyril Ramaphosa with speaker Nomaphisa Nqakula. The Cape Town City Hall hosted President Cyril Ramaphosa’s sixth State of the Nation Address on 9 February 2023. Photographer Ayanda Ndamane / African News Agency (ANA)

15/18: South Africa Cape Town 08- February- 2023 -Soldiers rehearse for the last time as they prepare for the State of the Nation Address SONA by president Cyril Ramaphosa. Photographer Ayanda Ndamane / African News Agency (ANA)

16/18: South Africa – Cape Town – 01 February 2023 – South Africa – Cape Town – 01 February 2023 – Children from Leeubekkie Street in Happy Valley, Blackheath trying to stay cool on a hot summers day on the Cape Flats. Picture Leon Lestrade. African News Agency/ANA.

17/18: South Africa – Cape Town – 3 February 2023 – It’s 3pm in the afternoon and residents of Saxonsea, an Atlantis suburb known for gang-related crime, trying to escape the heat, sitting under trees. As the police accompanied by LEAP officers move in, residents take in the curious sight. Picture Leon Lestrade. African News Agency/ANA.

18/18: Maitland. 03022923. The grave of renowned Afrikaans poet Ingrid Jonker at the Maitland cemetery. Picture:Ian Landsberg