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Roundups and arrests

Roundups and arrests

But others may get caught as police try to solve tsotsi problem with roundups and arrests. This only toughens the youths, who take pride in being able to stand up to interrogation, beatings, and jail conditions.

Men and women in shebeen

Men and women in shebeen

Atmosphere of the shebeens is free, in contrast to that of regimented Government beer halls. When spirits run high, someone usually provides music, and a woman may break into a dance or staccato of swearwords. It used to be a social disgrace for an African woman to be found drinking with men. Shebeens have changed this.

Bantu beer

Bantu beer

Municipalities legally monopolize production and sale of this brew; profits are high. In Government beer halls (where women are not allowed), it is dispensed automatically from huge vats.

Singing woman

Singing woman

Drummer intones hymn and congregation takes it up with gusto, swaying bodies as they sing. Soon they are carried away with emotion and begin dancing in rhythm with the drum.

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