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Lack of Toilets and Lousy Maps Help Criminals Succeed

Poor sanitation and lousy maps contribute to the persistent crime problems facing residents of Cape Town's Khayelitsha and other impoverished communities across Africa. These high-crime areas often have the fewest cops. Community leaders are seeking to address the problem in cooperation with the authorities.

City of Capetown

Khayelitsha Retail Centre in KBD land

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    Hlumani community garden, Khayelitsha

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    Hlumani community garden in Khayelitsha is the oldest example of a successful, community-owned food garden in Cape Town's townships. Here, Jayfsh Mshweshwe (left) and Alfred Ngcizela (right), two of ... see more »

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