South Africa celebrates anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release

A bronze statue depicting Mandela as he walked to freedom in 1990 stands outside the Groot Drakenstein prison in Paarl Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/guardian.co.uk A crowd of ANC supporters surrounds a statue of Nelson Mandela as they celebrate outside the gates of Drakenstein correctional centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison) outside Paarl Photograph: Jon Hrusa/EPA Photograph: Jon Hrusa/guardian.co.uk A woman is pushed against a barbed wire fence by the thousands trying to enter a ruling African National Congress (ANC) rally outside the gates of Drakenstein correctional centre Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA Photograph: Nic Bothma/guardian.co.uk ANC supporters at the 20th anniversary celebrations Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/guardian.co.uk ANC supporters hold up a poster of Mandela Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/guardian.co.uk Dancing ANC supporters Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/guardian.co.uk People seen through an ANC flag at the celebrations outside Drakenstein prison Photograph: Schalk Van Zuydam/AP Photograph: Schalk Van Zuydam/guardian.co.uk