Shanty Town

Along the N2 I noticed a shanty town which was enormous. I mean, this went on for miles. I can't imagine how many people live here. At least they are provided with free electricity. So someone told me that Nelson Mandela promised free housing to everyone. Apparently word got out and something like 11 million refugees flocked to South Africa from other countries. The government tried to demolish these shacks and people rebuilt. The government built homes for some, only to find out that the people who were assigned these homes rented them out (or sold them - even though they didn't own them) and moved back to a shack. It's a cycle with no obvious solution. You want to help, but there are literally MILLIONS of people living in poor conditions here. According to Ambereen though, they live better than the poor in India, among other places.