24 hours in pictures, 18 August 2026

(Photo by Agoes Rudianto/Anadolu via Getty Images) Public protector Kholeka Gcaleka briefs the media on the ongoing systemic investigation into alleged maladministration at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) at at Public Protector House on August 18, 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa.(Photo by Abdul Goni/Anadolu via Getty Images) Peter Lakai of New Zealand talks to the media during the New Zealand men’s national rugby team training session at St Stithians College on August 18, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa.(Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Protesters push as they clash with police officers during a rally to protest government policies, one day after Indonesiaâs Independence Day celebration, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 18, 2026, under the theme “81 Years, Free for Whom?”