Namibia: Town Streets Are Not Paved With Gold

WINDHOEK has Babylon, Okahandja has Vyf Rand Kamp, and the copper town of Tsumeb has Kuvukiland - all informal settlements bursting at the seams with people in search of jobs and the hope of a better life.

Most live in shacks. There is no electricity, water is scarce and at Kuvukiland, there are not even toilets. Residents have to use the bush to relieve themselves.

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