Johannesburg Christmas

From Hamish In Auckland Sun Dec 16 2012, 19:01:00

The BBC has some great African pictures of the week up. Really liked this one.

A vendor selling Christmas decorations waits for customers by a roadside in Johannesburg.

Might try and track a few more shots of Christmas across Africa over the next few days.

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