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Alexandra : Before 2000

After the advent of a democratic government and the repeal of restrictive apartheid laws, the population of Alexandra  increased dramatically. People in search of employment in the city flocked into Alexandra from rural areas in South Africa and neighbouring countries, dramatically overloading an infrastructure already under strain.  Congestion in informal settlements, in the hostels and along the banks of the Jukskei River made living conditions stressful, unhealthy and dangerous.

 
     

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A view of Alex with wealthy
Sandton in the background		   Typical street in Alex   Illegal squatting on the
banks of the Jukskei River		   Informal housing with
unemployed youths
     
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Informal dwellings in back yards of "Old Alex" houses   Illegal squatting in abandoned
Putco offices		   London Rd, a main road, with illegal
dwellings  on the pavements
     

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Shacks, car and rubbish on riverbank   The notorious "Beirut" area of Alex   Abandoned factory in Marlboro South, with no water or electricity,
converted into illegal squatter units.
     

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Apartheid era single-sex hostels
     

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Pan Africa - economic hub of Alex

   Communal "skips" for the collection of domestic refuse, one is on fire
     

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Piles of uncollected garbage with foraging goat

  

Illegal sewerage connection
to storm water drain

   Heavily polluted intersection of
old storm water culvert and river		   Polluted banks of Jukskei River
     

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Illegal electricity connections
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Old and degraded  water mains

   Abandoned and desecrated graveyards   Poor health & welfare services
     

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Schools with Illegal dwellings in playgrounds

  

Overcrowded school

   Run-down and poorly developed sports and recreational facilities   Little or no law and order

           

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