In pictures: Summit protest march

Thousands of demonstrators have marched to the venue of the World Development Summit in Johannesburg, to publicise issues ranging from poverty and Aids to globalisation and war.

The march began in the shanty township of Alexandra and ended at the summit venue

Police presence was high along the route

Many of the estimated 10,000 marchers dressed up for the occasion

Along the route they sang and chanted: "People united will never be defeated"

Some protesters carried banners condemning the US

Supporters also came to rally for the rights of Palestinians

Members of South Africa's Landless People's Movement were out in force, campaigning for jobs and land

Some of them criticised South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki, who was at another rally

Meanwhile, about 1,000 Zulu workers held a separate march in Johannesburg, saying their living conditions were "inhuman"