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Father of four has dug his family a swimming pool, which he filled with rain and water from the wetland on which the informal settlement is located.

Viziyalo Madola dug a swimming pool in his shack’s backyard in the Zwelitsha informal settlement in Cape Town.With magnificent views of Table Mountain, modern new homes go up daily in the burgeoning affluent suburb of Parklands, north of Tableview in Cape Town.

Located behind Doornbach informal settlement, Zwelitsha, which means"a new world", is on private land occupied since April 2019, despite attempts by Cape Town law- enforcement agencies and the Red Ants to evict the occupiers. One of the new leaders, Viziyalo Madola, bought his large plot. His shack boasts a lounge, a kitchenette and a master bedroom. He also has a kennel for his pitbull puppy, “JJ”. The father of four has now dug his family a swimming pool with views of Table Mountain. The pool is filled with rain and water from the wetland on which the settlement is located.

 

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