Africa 2010

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Shanty Towns in Soweto

Shanty's are illegal because the occupants do not own the land. Shanty's have a tendency to crop up near migrant worker hostels. Women will set them up looking for husbands or to close to their husband since families are not allowed to live in the migrant hostels in most cases.
Posted by Jen Messmer at 8:42 AM
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      • All Good Things Must Come to an End
      • Maps of Africa
      • Cape Point/Cape of Good Hope
      • Snoek and Wine on the Road to Cape of Good Hope
      • The Western Cape
      • Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Safari
      • Kayaking with the Hippos and Crocs in St. Lucia
      • Indian Ocean
      • Our Stay in Eshowe
      • Good-Bye Schools!
      • More Photos from School Visits
      • Inside the Schools of KwaZulu-Natal
      • Africa Classroom Connection
      • Shanty Towns in Soweto
      • HIV in South Africa
      • Nelson Mandela
      • Hector Pieterson- The Day of Uprising
      • South Africa's Apartheid
      • Political History of Malawi
      • Fun Malawi Facts
      • Our Exit from Malawi
      • Mua Mission
      • Zomba Mountain
      • Mornings on Lake Malawi
      • VIP Matola
      • The Doctor
      • Mwaona and Henry Jr. :)
      • Lilongwe Market- Live Chickens! 700 Kwacha!
      • Lilongwe Wood Carving Market
      • Arrival in Malawi
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