South Africa: Shanty towns home to hundreds of white families

South Africa Shanty towns home to hundreds of white families

SOUTH AFRICA –Shanty huts sit next to clapped-out cars, as children sprint along the dusty wasteland under the scorching sun. Beyond the flimsy shacks lie ditches and pools of filthy, stagnant water where mosquitoes breed. These are the daily conditions endured by families in South Africa’s ‘white squatter camps’ where there is little food, running water and no electricity. While most white South Africans still land the plumb jobs and enjoy relative wealth, the number of poor whites has steadily increased in the past two decades.(Daily Mail)…[+]