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on July 14, 2012

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ART for All, big and small.

DIEPKLOOF, Soweto - I met Thabang Selai in Braamfontein. He is the creator of a piece of art displayed against a building in Melle street. I found the art piece interesting because I noticed the bright coloured ‘name-board’ from across a n intersection. On closer inspection I found that it was made of plastic bottle-tops.. It was bright and colorful. Thanbang is based in Diepkloof, Soweto where he live with his family. He inspires the children in his community to be creative and often hosts art classes around his house. The neighborhood children come to draw and be creative. They find a place to sit and draw. On paint cans and on the portch in front of the house. “They are so creative and have amazing imagination,” said Thabang. He doesn’t always have enough paper but he makes a plan. He often use his childrens’ crayons to give to those that come to his class. To help Thabang with paper, pencils, crayons, color-pencils or any art supplies, p

It is estimated that more than 40% of South Africans live below the breadline. A study done by University of Stellenbosch ’s Department of Economics the analysis showed that 47.1% of the population did not have R300 for essential food items. The report also found that although SA have a well developed social grant system a large proportion of the poorest household live in informal and traditional dwellings. The high poverty rate among households headed by persons 65 and older, reflect the destitute amongst the recipients of state old-age grants. There are an estimated 12.4 million recipients of social assistance grants in South Africa . As growth improves and more people enter the economy the living standard of many will improve, the poor will still be with us. (Images: © Nicolene Olckers/Gingernixphotos)

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The Lines in the Sky Electricity theft affects many communities in South Africa, not least that of Kwa Thema Extension 3. Several people have died through electrocution from illegal power connections in this East Rand township over recent years. Nonetheless, the practice continues – with a veritable spider’s web of illegal cables visible in the area. Residents acknowledge that power theft is wrong. But, they also point out that the illegal cables are critical to making life bearable in the poverty-stricken township. “I am not working and I have a connection. I use it for my light to read, because it is difficult to read with a candle,” says Sibusiso Majola, a 22-year-old resident. Most of the people living in Kwa Thema are unemployed, and survive by doing occasional jobs. This essay explores how illegal connections, while dangerous, help to sustain humanity in the settlement, enabling those residents who can to do business, operate small two-plate stoves, boil a kettle and list

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