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| Langa and Khayelitsha | |
| An organised trip to one or more of the townships around Cape Town is highly recommended and our guide, while emphasising the positive aspects, acknowledged there was still a great deal to be done. | |
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| Driving out of Cape Town for Langa and Khayelitsha - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| What once were workers' barrack blocks have been converted into social housing - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The shacks are gradually being replaced with permanent structures and retail outlets appear to do good business - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| General goods and fast food stalls in Khayelitsha - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Permanent retail outlets contrast with the shacks above - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Weavers working in a small factory . . . PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| . . . where their work is sold in an adjoining shop - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Kids playground in the kindergarten adjacent to the factory - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Khumshile Crescent with children playing football during school holidays (left); Kiyane Crescent, Khayelitsha (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Vicky's B&B in Kiyane Crescent, Khayelitsha, which claims to be South Africa's smallest hotel - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Khayelitsha Rooftops (left); Kiyane Crescent, Khayelitsha (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Postman on his round in Khayelitsha - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Dismantling a shack which will be replaced with a proper house - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| It is hoped that within ten years all the shacks will have disappeared - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The future in Khumshile Crescent, 7784 Cape Town - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |