They are an unlikely bunch of environmental heroes and heroines, but East London's informal recyclers play a pivotal role in keep at least some of our rubbish off the dumps. Dubbed the "Rubbish Raiders" by some, ...
Drive down Commercial Road on any given day and you will see men sitting patiently by the roadside with their tools of the trade - spirit levels, paintbrushes and planes. East London’s informal artisans wait for ...
They are an unlikely bunch of environmental heroes and heroines, but East London’s informal recyclers play a pivotal role in keep at least some of our rubbish off the dumps. Dubbed the “Rubbish Raiders” by some, they sift through trash thrown away in leafy middle-class suburbs – and thereby generate their own income by what [...]
Drive down Commercial Road on any given day and you will see men sitting patiently by the roadside with their tools of the trade – spirit levels, paintbrushes and planes. East London’s informal artisans wait for passersby to offer employment – a highly prized ‘piece job’ to put bread on the table. Most of the [...]
How many times have you looked at the faces from behind your rolled-up car window as they walk up to you at a traffic light, begging for a few cents? What do you do? Do you give them something? Or do you dismiss them with the shake of an empty hand while you stare straight [...]
This is the story of a community in East London in crisis. Residents of Cocobana at the East London Race Track eke out an existence, far removed from the leafy suburbs towards the city’s beaches. It’s a complex situation and deals with more than just poverty. Many of Cocobana’s residents are living a life of [...]
