Chantelle Fourie-Shawe

7/3/2018 GALLERY: Inside Zandspruit | Randburg Sun Local news (https://randburgsun.co.za/category/news-headlines/local-news/) GALLERY: Inside Zandspruit Never been to Zandspruit? Take a photo tour of the informal settlement: July 16, 2016 Running freely in the streets of Zandspruit, the children do not know, or have, limits to their playground. SHARE It’s a place many don’t see too often; some don’t ever see it! But, informal settlements like Zandspruit are what thousands of Joburgers call home. A walk through the corrugated iron homes scattered below expertly attached power lines (http://[https://randburgsun.co.za/261802/zandspruitcontinues-with-illegal-connections/), has a certain effect on a person who, some would say thankfully, do not call home. AUTHOR Chantelle Fourie https://randburgsun.co.za/295350/inside-zandspruit/ 1/4 7/3/2018 GALLERY: Inside Zandspruit | Randburg Sun (https://randburgsun.co.za/wpcontent/uploads/sites/9/2016/07/AAChanZandspruit3_54567.jpg) It’s school holiday and children enjoy their freedom in the streets of Zandspruit. Zandspruit (https://randburgsun.co.za/286083/how-chaos-erupted-in-zandspruit/)is home, according to proportional representation ward councillor, Funzi Mokone, to over 30 000 people. Twenty-five years ago, the informal settlement was once a piece of land with a few houses scattered around. (https://randburgsun.co.za/wpcontent/uploads/sites/9/2016/07/AAChanZandspruit1_96237.jpg) Zandspruit is an informal settlement in the north-west of Joburg. Website (http://bit.ly/2MqOB9I) Website (http://bit.ly/2sgmUIy) Website (http://bit.ly/2rZmdmy) People from all over South Africa and even neighbouring countries, live in Zandspruit, some mostly employed in Johannesburg. However, as was evident at 10am on a Thursday morning, with many residents roaming the streets, unemployment (https://randburgsun.co.za/294630/feedingfamilies-with-joziwork/) is one of the biggest issues facing by the community, along with a lack of electricity. Earlier this year, Zandspruit made headlines when thousands of its residents blocked the adjacent main road, Beyers Naudé Drive, while protesting for not being provided with electricity. Two weeks until the local government elections, this is what a typical day in Zandspruit is like: https://randburgsun.co.za/295350/inside-zandspruit/ 2/4 7/3/2018 GALLERY: Inside Zandspruit | Randburg Sun   Using passageways in between houses is a faster way to get around in Zandspruit. 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