South-Africa
A Sunday in Lwandle
Many of those who live here originally came here under the migrant labour system during the late 1950s from the Eastern Cape province. Lwandle was established in 1958 with hostel type accommodation for workers in the nearby fruit and canning industry. These hostels were only intended for single men. Hostels provided very basic accommodation with four to six men occupying a small confined space, with an entire block sharing rudimentary ablution facilities. In the 1980s, as the control of the flow of people from rural areas was eased, these hostels became even more overcrowded. Facilities were not provided to sustain the increased population.
Most residents still live in very small shacks
with their entire families.
