Local business and community is the glue of the Township. Kayamandi is no different, marked by shanty huts and sprawl, of dusty unkempt streets and a mixture of wooden shacks, corrugated tin and patchy brickwork. Townships in South Africa still exist in droves – pockets of the abject poverty and societal fractions of race and economy as the country rebuilds, mends and attempts to fuse as one. Yet, to try to understand these symbols of the cruel division of South Africa’s former Apartheid regime, you have to witness them. Would people think we are prying and locals feel observed and caged? Would we be safe? We question our ethical standing, as a group with cameras and film gear as people here to document a different side of the country.
Visiting a South Africa Township throws up many a moral dilemma. Ethics of Visiting a Township in South Africa While many South African Townships remain off-limits, those like Kayamandi are working to build a sustainable tourism model of guided tours for open dialogue and education. We are waiting to meet our guide, Thembi before going in, not knowing what it would be like to approach a segregated community of people without her as the ‘known face’. This is at no extra cost to you and allows this site to keep running.Ĭan you visit South African townships? Kayamandi, near Cape Town and Stellenbosch, offers guided tours, changing perceptions post Apartheid.Ī small group of us stand across the road on the outskirts of a Township in South Africa called Kayamandi, just 50 Kilometres outside of Cape Town and close to Stellenbosch. If you click through or buy something via one of them, I may receive a small commission. For further reading, see our report: South Africa – Informal Settlements Status.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links to handpicked partners, including tours, gear and booking sites.
This was largely because available data from Statistics South Africa and other Government agencies could not accurately capture the intricacies and uniqueness of these settlements, as well as the lack of a universal definition as highlighted in the table below. In part, this research was borne out of the need to fill key gaps in our understanding of informal settlements in South Africa. For the past five years Eighty20 has worked closely with the Housing Development Agency to enumerate and profile informal settlements across South Africa.
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