The coal industry of northen KwaZulu Natal, which attracted large numbers of people and has had its fair share of conflict around exploitation of workers rights and mine disasters in the past, is once again set to take off. Will it do so on a more equitable basis? Will it leave less of an impact on the environment in future? Hlobane, KwaZulu Natal.
Richmond, Kwazulu Natal, 2009.
Farmworkers dwelling. Some things just don't change and clearly little has for the occupants of this farm settlement. Mechanisation is dwindling the numbers of workers in permanent employement and the casualisation of labour is in full swing.
Richmond, KwaZulu Natal, 2009.
Forestry workers, mostly casual labour, are without exception transported in trucks like this one to and from the field daily.
The crunch is on for the poor, and no amount of sales and specials will aleviate the crippling effects of the current down turn in the economy.
The mechanisation of the forestry industry and the concurrent casualisation of labour is continuing apace and rapidly changing the economic landscape of regions like Richmond.
Hilton College, KwaZulu Natal Midlands
Hilton College, KwaZulu Natal Midlands
Maritzburg college. Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal
Signs of the times in downtown Pietermaritzburg. KwaZulu Natal