A Peek At Township Life


These photos were taken in November 2011, while I was accompanying my father. We were driving through a township to the east of Johannesburg called Natalspruit. It was an incredibly beautiful warm day, with rain falling intermittently. You should look at the beautiful skies in these pictures.

It was incredibly exciting seeing children playing in the water and driving past other cars with loud  house music blasting. Here in South Afrika house music can be heard playing at almost every street corner. Township life is very vibrant and  the inhabitants (to me at least) appear to be incredibly relaxed.

It was inspiring driving through here and I was reminded again that Afrika is the joy of living. There's a different kind of energy here that I cant put to words and that cannot be felt anywhere other than in the townships.

Ladies wearing the Methodist church uniform



Pupils playing in rainwater. It had stopped raining a few minutes before. I sooo wanted to join them. They looked so excited and carefree- probably because the school holidays had just begun.

This little boy is too cute. Added this picture because it shows a hair salon. We Afrikans take pride in our hair. It is like a crown. The posters on the shop window just show different hairstyles you can have done.

You'll find little make shift shops like these all over the townships. One can purchase vegetables and different sweets and crisps. I'd say this is  an example of entrepeneurship and how individuals make ends meet.