An international journalist taking pictures of the outside kitchen of a corner take away joint in New Brighton. Informal restaurants like this can be found all over Port Elizabeth's townships and this specific one is a popular sightseeing stop on township tours.
Tag: township life
Going home for the holiday
This time of year there are a lot of people all over South Africa returning to their home towns to be with their families over the festive season. A lot of people living in the townships in Port Elizabeth have family in rural Eastern Cape in what used to be the former black homelands of … Continue reading Going home for the holiday
Informal settlement road
Most of us take driving on tar roads in the city for granted while there are many roads through informal settlements that are nothing more than a muddy dirt track. This one is in New Brighton right around the corner from the Red Location Museum.
Barber shop
A couple of guys visiting a township barber shop in Kwazakele. Behind them on the wall are all the different styles that customers can choose from along with what they are called.
Fail!!!
Today's post is slightly tongue in cheek. The association with Port Elizabeth is puerly the fact that these adverts seem to pop up all over the city and get stuck to bus stops, power boxes, freeway pillars and even on the back of stop signs. The thing that caught my eye was the fact that … Continue reading Fail!!!
Rivonia Trialists
I had to visit the Nangoza Jebe Hall (previously Centenary Hall) in New Brighton for a meeting the other day and took a couple of minutes to study and photograph this painting of the Rivonia Trialists in the foyer. The Rivonia Trial during which ten leaders of the African National Congress were tried for 221 acts of … Continue reading Rivonia Trialists
"The Best in Town"
Although the Damselfly just put the shaver through my hair every now and then I may just consider Ntleki Barber Shop at Njoli Square next time I need a haircut. Why? Because they claim to be the best in town.
Spaza shop wall
Last week I had the opportunity to go on a township tour with Luvu Ndima of Jama Tours. I haven't been on one for a while and going on this one gave me lots of photo opportunities. What makes Luvu's tours stand out is that he doesn't just drive through the township showing you the … Continue reading Spaza shop wall
Open air township kitchen
This guy is busy cooking on the street corner in New Brighton township for the coming lunch time rush.
Township cooking
Driving through Port Elizabeth's townships you find a number of places where meat are cooked and sold to the people right on the side of the road. These spots often become places around which the locals socialise come lunch time. The spot in the photo is situated next to the township butcher I posted yesterday. One … Continue reading Township cooking
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