Among them, descendants of Africa’s First People, the Khoisan. Jacobus Patat van Wyk sits on a windswept hill overlooking the town he’s called home for 20 years.
Employment opportunities are virtually non-existent, and Van Wyk makes a living making crafts and selling them. He is hoping his vote on 8 May will go some way to improving his living conditions and that of his neighbours.
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