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Originally designed as labour compounds for ‘natives’ who came to build the cities, these hostels are now home to people with hopes and aspirations of leading meaningful lives in a city that overlooks their existence
13 May 2024 – 21:43
Behind the hyper-visible walls surrounding the so-called men’s hostels, in every township or city in South Africa, reside people who authorities would rather pretend do not exist…
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