Electricity is stolen from nearby powerlines, but the government has finally realized that it needs to bring in fresh water - and empties the buckets from the outhouses twice a week.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Townships-Living Off the Grid in Capetown, South Africa
Out of the 6 million people who live in Capetown, 2 million live in the rambling townships, with houses made out of cargo containers, scraps of corrugated metal, bits of wood, cardboard, or cloth.
Electricity is stolen from nearby powerlines, but the government has finally realized that it needs to bring in fresh water - and empties the buckets from the outhouses twice a week.
Electricity is stolen from nearby powerlines, but the government has finally realized that it needs to bring in fresh water - and empties the buckets from the outhouses twice a week.
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