This is a perfect example of how apartheid was baked into the urban planning of South African cities where infrastructure such as highways and train lines were used as barriers between white, indian, "coloured" and black designated areas of the city. Today they live on as barriers between rich and poor which is still unfortunately primarily along racial lines.
A shanty town is a lot less organized and usually not organised at all. Whereas townships have been there for decades, and even have systems such as electricity, local registry and garbage.
(Used to work in an NGO in the middle of a township and despite the massive poverty, high unemployment and violence, most townships have a functioning social system and infrastructure.)
xanas263 on May 9th, 2024 at 12:54 UTC »
This is a perfect example of how apartheid was baked into the urban planning of South African cities where infrastructure such as highways and train lines were used as barriers between white, indian, "coloured" and black designated areas of the city. Today they live on as barriers between rich and poor which is still unfortunately primarily along racial lines.
-lukeworldwalker- on May 9th, 2024 at 13:26 UTC »
That’s a township though.
A shanty town is a lot less organized and usually not organised at all. Whereas townships have been there for decades, and even have systems such as electricity, local registry and garbage.
(Used to work in an NGO in the middle of a township and despite the massive poverty, high unemployment and violence, most townships have a functioning social system and infrastructure.)
JohnnyTeardrop on May 9th, 2024 at 14:29 UTC »
Damn that pool is massive