The general feeling at Ekuvukeni is summed up in the statements "Sikhonyana" (we are almost alive) and "SilahZiwe" (we have been thrown away). Alexandra, Western Native and many others have become part of daily life in the so-called 'rural areas'. We are now trying to work out a statement in "The Promised Land" that "industrial workers in Ladysmith are among the lowest paid people in the country."
On the bus, you get a statement of how much Ms. X is paid at which factory. In this way we develop a statement from the slide and tape show "The Promised Land". 34;Industrial workers in Ladysmith and the lowest paid in all of northern Natal.” A picture emerges.
Some of the surnames are Zulu (such as Kazi, Mchunu, Bengu, Nd lovu etc) while others are Afrikaans (Petersen, Meyer etc). Then some men appeared out of the blue at 5's house and asked to see him. And so on with the young men (iinsizwa): in the Eastern Cape they are called 00 Bholomanes: they ride in groups of bicycles.
34; A drunk woman just came out of nowhere and stabbed him once in the neck, and he was gone.” (Observer).
DEMOGRAPHY
Thus, different roles must be played at different intervals: father, hired son, husband, man, scribe, translator, motivator, judge, breadwinner, uncle and preacher. I don't want to relegate these grisly details to the end of the narrative because they are part and parcel of life in the landfill. When are you going to get to the nitty-gritty?" Okay, okay Sbali, the guy needs to relax a bit, but here goes. ii) Population: Can be estimated at 15 to 20,000 people at any given time (allowing for natural deaths and increases.
However, certain factors must be taken into account to arrive at a more realistic figure, namely: a) some sites are simply abandoned (death, disgust, war, etc.);
SOME MEASUREMENTS
CONTRAST THIS WITH THE AREA OR SIZE OF THE TOILET IN THE MAIN HOUSE, where 2 families could be accommodated with ease.
COST OF LIVING
NB FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY EVEN GET THE TIN CABIN. In fact, we are now transcribing an interview with Mr. Elliot Mngadi, one of the veterans of such campaigns. At Ek'uvukeni there is a large "supennarket" owned by a private individual, Mr ~J.N. Previously I tried to keep track of his prices, but unfortunately this notebook was misplaced.
People like my neighbor (Mr. E.M.) continue to operate modestly: he sells a bottle of paraffin (375 ml). For these two reasons alone (radio and drink) it is very popular in the area. Most of the local shebeens (and there is one in almost every street) are supplied by S.N.
Most of his customers are the old and weak, who cannot travel 2-5 km on foot, in scorching heat or rain for theses (ask for firewood). This is one area of life where most people in the dumps experience something approaching Purgatory. One ends up buying only the windows and doors, and (perhaps) the services of the builder and thatch.
An old, determined couple, like the Kayas, spent in the region of R4,000 to have their five-room concrete brick house built. He was jealous that ikhehla nesalukazi (an old man and an old lady) would want a 'place' when he stayed in a daka house. ". There is a local entrepreneur, Mr J.K., one of our Anglican churchwardens) who makes concrete bricks, but we have not been able to get an idea of his pricing structure.
There is no data on how much each absent husband, son or other family member (migrant) contributes to the family coffers, but it can be assumed that in most cases it is 50 - 60%. A complicating factor is the occasional appearance of a clerk claiming to be from "the government" (probably Ulundi). takes down people's information and promises to investigate it. It is one of the biggest exploiters of black labor, in addition to DUNLOP, SCOTFORS'S, BRUYNCO FOODS, LASHER and other "frontier industries".
EDUCA TI ON
They cited the example of a young man who recently hanged himself: he should trust someone with what's bothering him. Between October 25 and 27, 1982, the members of the ~lasisizana executive committee decided to visit a few more families known to be poor. Anyway, we set off with some food parcels donated by the Diepfkloof branch of B.H.L.
Je had misplaced our list from the office, but we knew we'd find the wretches of the earth in this area. 34;The people of the church came to pray and bless and strengthen my house." She must have meant the Zionists. She is sitting in her tin hut, singing hymns and waiting for the spirit her to leave."
She was very happy to see our little one. she would come to my mkhukhu at any time, verbally abuse me and then throw a hail of stones at me. ENT ALLOWED TO ROOM LOOSE AMONG NORMAL PEOPLE. I didn't get a satisfactory answer, but I had made my point. one of us dared to ask. 34;The person begins to feel weak and lethargic. His sleeping place is constantly wet because of the sores on his hands and feet.
He uses a horse for longer distances. 34;It is surprising to see how he jumps on the horse's back from afar. Still, we are confident that this travelogue will give you an idea of the hardships of a portion of a portion of a portion of our people. In the meantime, let us bring this extensive report to a close by emphasizing that, despite all this and more, the spirit of the people is far from broken:-.
UKhumalo obesebenza enkampanini yabameli iMaree & Pace, umabhalane iminyaka eminingi" .. ubedume ngelika "H.T." uMnambithi wonke lo ophume phakathi kwamabili ngesikhathi kudutshulwa umufi nomkakhe owambalekela. lugujwa ngehora lesi-8 ebusuku ngoLwesithathu zingama-10 kuNdasa, 1982. IZINKULUNGWANE zabantu 'zigwedla ukuya e-eonvergo e-Driefontein kusasa emngcwabeni ka-A Wei'! . i-chlet yendawo eyaziwayo eyadutshulwa yabulawa emzini wayo ngempelasonto edlule. &Ntungwa- Isela likaKholwa, libulawe ngenhlamvu eyodwa emhlabeni ngemuva kokuba isibhamu simfikele ngaphandle komuzi waso eDrietontein: Omele umndeni uthe bayamesaba uMnu. 34; revenge killing", Wengamele inkantolo yesizwe e-Driefontc futhi kucatshangwa ukuthi ukufa kwakhe kwaba b. UNKULUNKULU, umlungu waseChurL'h, wayefulathele abansundu base-Ilsinl:. izimo enkundleni zazilingana dn 'udl' ul as trlbesme.
Izinduna zaseMsinga eThekwini izolo, uMnuz Majosi, iNduna IIlduna ka, Ih\~i~~i~~. on a ra~or erige, Overpopulation an.d, hl~t~~~ ~lhit~O abalimi bala impi yasemngceleni phakathi kwethu ~n. onezinkomo eziningi.' ' d Ile uthe izikhalo eziphindaphindiwe ngakho. Kwakuyindawo enhle. Ezindaweni zendlala mhla zili-10 kuNhlolanja ka-1982, ikomiti labathengi bakaSithebe lachaza ukuthi amanzi abanawo, babika ukuthi bahlangana emhlanganweni wesi-6 ukuthi iyona ndlela yokuphuza.
