AP PHOTOS: A street parade lights up South Africa's tough Hillbrow district

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AP PHOTOS: A street parade lights up South Africa's tough Hillbrow district

2025-05-25 04:44 Last Updated At：04:51

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The streets of Hillbrow, a tough downtown Johannesburg district more famous for its hijacked buildings, poverty and crime, came alive on this sunny Saturday morning as hundreds joined in a joyful street parade mixing music, art and performances.

The event has been a yearly happening since 1990. This year’s parade is the brainchild of Shade Brixton director Tamzyn Botha.

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Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A young girl participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

People participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Musicians practice before the start of the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Young girls participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)burg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A young girl participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

People participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Musicians practice before the start of the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Young girls participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)burg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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Trump will visit a Ford factory and promote manufacturing in Detroit

DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump is traveling to Michigan on Tuesday to promote his efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing, trying to counter fears about a weakening job market and worries that still-rising prices are taking a toll on Americans' pocketbooks.

The day trip will include a tour of a Ford factory in Dearborn that makes F-150 pickups, the bestselling domestic vehicle in the U.S. The Republican president is also set to deliver a speech at the Detroit Economic Club at the MotorCity Casino.

It comes as the Trump administration’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has sparked an outcry, with defenders of the U.S. central bank pushing back against Trump's efforts to exert more control over it.

Federal data from December released before the president left Washington showed Inflation declined a bit last month as prices for gas and used cars fell — a sign that cost pressures are slowly easing. Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December from the prior month, the Labor Department said, the same as in November.

“We have very low inflation,” Trump told reporters on the White House lawn as he left Washington, adding “and growth is going up. We have tremendous growth numbers.”

November's off-year elections in Virginia, New Jersey and elsewhere illustrated a shift away from Republicans as public concerns about kitchen table issues persist. In their wake, the White House said Trump would put a greater emphasis on talking directly to the public about his economic policies after doing relatively few events around the country earlier in his term.

The president has suggested that jitters about affordability are a “hoax” unnecessarily stirred by Democrats. Still, though he's imposed steep tariffs on U.S. trading partners around the world, Trump has reduced some of them when it comes to making cars — including extending import levies on foreign-made auto parts until 2030.

Ford announced last month that it was scrapping plans to make an electric F-150, despite pouring billions of dollars into broader electrification, after the Trump administration slashed targets to have half of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030, eliminated EV tax credits and proposed weakening the emissions and gas mileage rules.

Trump's Michigan swing follows economy-focused speeches he gave last month in Pennsylvania — where his gripes about immigrants arriving to the U.S. from “filthy” countries got more attention than his pledges to fight inflation — and North Carolina, where he insisted his tariffs have spurred the economy, despite residents noting the squeeze of higher prices.

Trump carried Michigan in 2016 and 2024, after it swung Democratic and backed Joe Biden in 2020. He marked his first 100 days in office with a rally-style April speech outside Detroit, where he focused more on past campaign grudges than his administration's economic or policy plans.

During that visit nearly nine months ago, Trump also spoke at Selfridge Air National Guard Base and announced a new fighter jet mission, allaying fears that the base could close. It represented a win for Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — and the two even shared a hug.

This time, Democrats have panned the president's trip, singling out national Republicans' opposition to extending health care subsidies and recalling a moment in October 2024 when Trump, then also addressing the Detroit Economic Club, said that Democrats' retaining the White House would mean “our whole country will end up being like Detroit."

"You’re going to have a mess on your hands,” Trump said during a campaign stop back then.

Curtis Hertel, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, said that “after spending months claiming that affordability was a ‘hoax’ and creating a health care crisis for Michiganders, Donald Trump is now coming to Detroit — a city he hates — to tout his billionaire-first agenda while working families suffer."

“Michiganders are feeling the effects of Trump’s economy every day,” Hertel said in a statement.

Weissert reported from Washington.

AP PHOTOS: A street parade lights up South Africa's tough Hillbrow district

AP PHOTOS: A street parade lights up South Africa's tough Hillbrow district

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A young girl participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

People participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Musicians practice before the start of the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Young girls participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)burg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A young girl participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

People participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Musicians practice before the start of the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Young girls participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)burg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A performer participates in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Residents watch the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations go by in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Children participate in the annual Hillbrow street parade organized by the Windybrow Arts Centre and other local organisations in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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