- ZA HPRA A3440-B-B1-B1.3-B1.3.7
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- 1967
Typical location has acres of identical four-room houses on nameless streets. Many are hours by train from city jobs.
Typical location has acres of identical four-room houses on nameless streets. Many are hours by train from city jobs.
Sign warns that permits are needed to enter location.
Africans throng Johannesburg station platform
Africans throng Johannesburg station platform during late afternoon rush hour.
With no room inside train, some ride between cars.
Which black train to take is matter of guesswork. They have n destination signs and no announcement of arrivals is made. Head car may be numbered to show its route, but number is often wrong. I|n confusion, passengers sometimes jump across track, and some are killed by express trains.
Train accelerates with its load of clinging passengers. They ride like this through rain and cold, some for the entire journey.
Inside, hands cling to a suitcase
All stand packed together on the floors and seats.
At end of ride comes a big squeeze as passengers must show their tickets before passing through narrow exit gates. As they wait, more trains pull in and unload. For many the delay lasts twenty-five minutes.
Living on the edge of opulence
She lives on edge of opulence, while her own world is bare.