“Let’s also be pragmatic when we talk about 25 years: it’s 25 years of trying to undo a special planning system that catered for a few”
It was in Kliptown in 1955 that about 3,000 anti-apartheid activists adopted the Freedom Charter, a pinnacle document which became the cornerstone of the ANC’s stated policies and the foundation of South Africa’s much-admired constitution. The monument erected on a civic square of the 116-year-old township attracts thousands of tourists each year. But for local residents, the grandeur of the tower and its 10 surrounding pillars belies their suffering.
The official unemployment rate — which does not count people who have given up looking for a job — is 27%. “Where are the free houses? Our kids are staying in shacks,” said Hlatshwayo, letting out a deep sigh.
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