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Land Reform: Going Nowhere Slowly in Alexandra

By
  • Laura E. Grube

Originally published in Free Market Foundation

Alexandra, like many other former “native locations”, has a long and complicated history. Vakele Richard Mbalukwana describes how his parents bought their home during World War II: “The neighbourhood was upper-middle class blacks with decent homes. People made improvements to their homes.

 

Alexandra, like many other former “native locations”, has a long and complicated history. Vakele Richard Mbalukwana describes how his parents bought their home during World War II: “The neighbourhood was upper-middle class blacks with decent homes. People made improvements to their homes. They built modern houses for those times; they used to look at Bramley and Yeoville and copy the architectural designs.” 
Continue reading at: Free Market Foundation

 

Alexandra, like many other former “native locations”, has a long and complicated history. Vakele Richard Mbalukwana describes how his parents bought their home during World War II: “The neighbourhood was upper-middle class blacks with decent homes. People made improvements to their homes. They built modern houses for those times; they used to look at Bramley and Yeoville and copy the architectural designs.” 

Continue reading at: Free Market Foundation

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