Children sing at the Hector Pieterson Memorial in SowetoPhotograph: Themba Hadebe/APMichelle Obama joins a class photo at the University of Cape TownPhotograph: Charles Dharapak/APThe US first lady harvests a carrot at a community service project at Vhuthilo Community Centre in SowetoPhotograph: Charles Dharapak/AP
Malia, Sasha and Michelle take turns reading The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss at the Emthonjeni Community Centre in Zandspruit township, JohannesburgPhotograph: Charles Dharapak/APMichelle Obama gets her groove on with children from the Emthonjeni Community Centre in ZandspruitPhotograph: Charles Dharapak/APMichelle Obama and Antoinette Sithole at the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto. Hector, Antoinette's brother, was 13 in 1976 when he was shot dead by South African police during unrest in SowetoPhotograph: Eva-Lotta Jansson/CorbisMichelle Obama shows her football skills at an event raising awareness for HIV/Aids at Cape Town Stadium Photograph: Charles Dharapak/APFlexing her muscles, Michelle Obama joins in a session of press-ups with Archbishop Desmond Tutu (far left)Photograph: Charles Dharapak/APMichelle Obama keeps her eye on the ballPhotograph: Charles Dharapak/APMichelle Obama, with daughters Malia (left) and Sasha, visit Nelson Mandela at his home in JohannesburgPhotograph: Debbie Yazbek/AFP/Getty ImagesMichelle Obama greets school pupils on her arrival at Gaborone, Botswana Photograph: Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP/Getty ImagesMichelle Obama watches traditional dancers on her arrival at Gaborone, Botswana Photograph: Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP/Getty ImagesMichelle Obama and daughter Sasha make an unscheduled stop at Borakanelo, a restaurant in the village of Mochudi, Botswana Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AFP/Getty ImagesMichelle Obama with daughters Sasha and Malia, mother Marian Robinson, niece Leslie Robinson and nephew Avery Robinson tour Madikwe game reserve in South Africa Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AFP/Getty ImagesMichelle Obama, her daughters Sasha and Malia, mother Marian Robinson, niece Leslie Robinson and nephew Avery Robinson listen to their guide during a safari in Madikwe game reserve Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AFP/Getty Images
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