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Housing : 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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        Illegal squatting in abandoned
Putco offices		    
     

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        Illegal squatting in abandoned
Putco offices		   View to Sandton from
occupied Putco offices
     

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Informal dwellings in back yards of "Old Alex" house
     

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Abandoned factory in Marlboro South, with no water or electricity, converted into illegal squatter units.
       

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Hostels (See Hostels page for more pictures)

           

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