Do you need a bag of chips or a bag of sand to mix your cement? 4Square is the place to find both. This family-run shop is probably Sarepta's most recognizable landmark. (Storm Simpson and Charlene Rood)
Thirty years after South Africa's first democratic elections, challenges continue for young people in Sarepta, on the Kuils River, about 30 minutes from Cape Town's CBD. Many are trapped in a cycle of drugs and crime, while disengaged young people are struggling more than ever to find work. News24 reporter Marvin Charles I returned to my hometown to see what had changed.
I am a free South African by birth. I didn't realize how much hardship people endured during apartheid, but as I grew up I understood the resulting inequalities in our society.
I'm from Sarepta on the River Quills, about 30 minutes from the Cape Town CBD. This is a conservative, quaint suburb where disengaged and unemployed young people seem uninterested in the next general election.
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