‘The Jukskei River used to give us fish and frogs, but now there’s nothing’
The Jukskei River has become a cesspool of decay and filth, but for a group of unemployed Alexandra residents cleaning the muck gives them purpose
09 October 2022 - 00:00
There’s a heat wave in Johannesburg but in Alexandra township Anastacia Jali is wearing a pink wide-brim hat, her favourite blue shweshwe print dress and two pairs of black thermal stockings...
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