Diepsloot is a densely populated settlement in the
north of Johannesburg, South
Africa. It is made up of government-subsidised housing, brick houses built
by landowners as well as shacks. These shacks are built on any piece of land
with nothing already on it. Some landowners charge rent to others to stay in a
shack on their land
Diepsloot is now home to about 150,000 people; many of them live in shacks 3 m by 2 m assembled from scrap metal, wood, plastic and cardboard. Some families lack access to basic services such as running water, sewage and rubbish removal.
Residents use paraffin stoves and coal for cooking, and candles for light. Some shacks have electricity and use a prepaid meter, but this is becoming increasingly expensive and is used sparingly. City officials estimate that half the population in the settlement is unemployed.
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