The only thing to ease that would be a different economy. Vibrant enough to employ peoole so they can buy or build their own houses @wma5440 . And it would need to be a vibrant national economy so people build these homes where they are rather than move to WC. Unfortunately ANC is ruining the economy nationwide. The Eastern Cape is ruining lives
You're exactly right! I visited in February 2024. I hope to get back there again this year. I'd love to pass along the positive comments to Neslie and her people. Thanks!
Cape Town and the other parts of Western and Eastern Capes that I saw were so beautiful. But such a complicated history, truly a land of great contrasts and contradictions. I was wowed by the sights and met such warm and kind people.
@@Ket2452 I'm sure you're right! It is so hard to make ends meet and the cost of living is crushing. Obviously, anyone from any class, socioeconomic status, education level can live here...I was so warmly welcomed and received. It was a heartwarming experience--I believe for all concerned.
Government won't call it a slum, otherwise,they have to keep their promises and do something for the homeless,sad thing is those politicians will be reaping the benefits from the tourists,and not putting it back into communities like this,
Hi, thanks for your comment. I am endlessly curious--honestly, sometimes I just walk around blindly, "follow the cat around," as they say. I spent a good chunk of time walking around and enjoying BoKaap--and The Kraal sits right adjacent to it. It stood in pretty stark contrast to the beauty of the fancy colourful houses. My curiosity got the better of me and I went in. I'm glad I did!
Thanks so much! I'm so glad I went in to The Kraal to say hello, despite the many warnings I was given by so many about the dangers one would encounter in the slums. Everybody was so kind, and I fell in love with the kids--they were pretty great!
Thanks for writing. I was in South Africa for a couple of weeks in February but I’ve left to Kenya. I really wanted to meet some folks in Langa township. Too bad we didn’t connect.
Hmm, I am certainly not an authority on any of it, that's for sure! I'm not sure if you're from South Africa--someone from there would be able to speak authoritatively to this issue. Folks I met in SA: in Cape Town and in the Eastern Cape, said that the slums nearby CT are townships, and those in the Eastern Cape are informal settlements...
@@kimvVoice I am from South Africa. Thats why I am surprised? There is no such. Informal means slum people settled there with no permission from land owner or government. Township is planned by Municipality they build RDP housing- government housing in our case in some places developed by the apartheid government through force removals in some areas look u KwaMashu, Sofia Town even District 6 etc. So this definition is very distorted and the definition has no difference no matter where you live in this country. Information is available or visit the museums in our local Metropolitan cities to research the history of the people
to have "matriculated" means you passed 12th grade. in theory you should be able to get a good job with a matric certificate (NSC), but unfortunately it somehow is not that easy for many South Africans.
Thanks for your comment, Dave. I am Canadian--it sounds like you might be South African. Of course, I know what it is to matriculate, but, given that I don't hail from the area, the context within which she used the word left me wondering if I had misheard her or what exactly she meant by it. I guess she said what she said and she meant to say it, haha. Now I know. But, your local knowledge is helpful. So many in South Africa, and not just folks in the slums, talked to me about how they struggle to make ends meet. I had a great time during my two weeks there--a land of contrasts, but certainly its very beautiful!
I don't think you did this out of malice, but it's not OK to take videos of people private places it does not if they allow you that is not the standard our peoples suffering is not for voyeuristic pleasure
Thanks! It was a beautiful, soulful, and respectful interaction between all parties concerned. And of course, I had their knowledge and consent to tape and post. I am but one of 8B people, merely a cog in a wheel--despite the fact I haven't much of a platform yet, these folks truly appreciated being seen and heard. As the previous poster rightly commented, no malice intended by me at all! Which of course you understood. I plan to go back and visit again! Thanks for your support!
I found that South Africa was really a land of contrasts. Because there are so many slums but they lie just adjacent to middle-upper class areas and the juxtaposition is a bit mind blowing. And of course there is so much natural beauty it’s actually a bit overwhelming. Very beautiful country, in my view.
@@brendonnel6593 from other parts of SA we don't brag that it's better, we know the system is broken, there is a huge gap between the super rich and the poor. We acknowledge that there are areas where people are rich and everything looks nice and that there are poor areas like Townships, slums with shacks and villages which we don't hide and pretend they don't exist. People in villages strive to build their own houses, it can take 10 yrs for them to just make enough bricks another 5 years to pay for roofing and complete their houses. People in the slums are illegal squaters cause they don't have land to build houses on, some build and municipalities end up demolishing their houses so they continue to stay in the shacks for many years. The strength of a Province lies in it's ability to upgrade it's poor, bridge the gap between the extreme rich and the extreme poor. SO according to me all SA Provinces have failed their poor, with no EXCEPTION. Charity begins at home.
