Modern African Homes - Houses in Africa

[Dawn]

related topic:  http://www.dawnali.com/lovinmysistas/index.php?topic=1336.0      (it's a CLUB VENT ON LMS TOPIC.  that means READ AT YOUR OWN RISK).

[Dawn]

And http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFj0HdW2iDs

that videos says about 100,000 blacks are entering the middle class in johannesburg, south africa...that's an alarming growth rate, and EXCELLENT!

[AndyChow]

My question is who live in them, becuz when they had the soccer world cup are whatever is the correct way 2 call it i think its FiFa but anyway it looked more like europe (the people that is) at least what i saw.

the video below may help answer your question.  however, let me say this first before you watch the video.  the last 3 pictures i posted are located in nigeria.  i don't believe nigeria has a lot of white people (like south africa does), so i'm assuming that most of those homes are occupied by black people.  the first pictures i posted are homes in south africa, so most are probably owned by white people, some are actually rentals which go to people coming from europe and also the usa, some i'm sure i rented by african americans from time to time.

go ahead and watch the video and you will see that a change is happening in south africa.  so some black south africans are millionaires.    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5jJSjpztmA                   

I think videos like this are hilarious. Used to be white and guaranteed a job, now there's a free market, and you're on your azz and living in a scrap yard. Interesting also is the outlook they are giving their children. The white family are thinking that things will get worse, while the black family is telling their son not to consider becoming a fireman, because that's too easy and anyone can do that, he should aim higher.

You can check out these videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj84Sw1x2po

Such a great comment: ''idk if it's true but according to this video that in the past if you're white you automatically get the job while now you have to compete for the job... Well, if they can't step up to the plate then what are they complaining about? It's not the black people's fault that they are better candidates than you and I'm almost certain that there are black people on the same state as them. Furthermore, you don't have to be rich to have an organized home. Their house just proves to me that they are lazy''

No kidding. Benjamin Franklin had it right: ''idle hands make idle minds''.

And

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFj0HdW2iDs

[Dawn]

My question is who live in them, becuz when they had the soccer world cup are whatever is the correct way 2 call it i think its FiFa but anyway it looked more like europe (the people that is) at least what i saw.

the video below may help answer your question.  however, let me say this first before you watch the video.  the last 3 pictures i posted are located in nigeria.  i don't believe nigeria has a lot of white people (like south africa does), so i'm assuming that most of those homes are occupied by black people.  the first pictures i posted are homes in south africa, so most are probably owned by white people, some are actually rentals which go to people coming from europe and also the usa, some i'm sure i rented by african americans from time to time.

go ahead and watch the video and you will see that a change is happening in south africa.  so black south africans are millionaires.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5jJSjpztmA                   

the point of this entire beautiful pictures of mother africa board is to show us black people in america as well as other people, that everything is not bad, ugly and horrible in africa like "they" want us to believe.

[Dawn]

South African townships have long been known for their poverty and violence. But the situation in Soweto is changing fast. The number of shacks is decreasing, and a new generation of rich black South Africans are moving in and building mansions there. Soweto is now hot, and even millionaires are proud to call the township home.

It’s Sunday afternoon in Soweto. Children are playing football on bare-earth pitches, and a couple of men are sitting in the shade of a tree drinking from large beer bottles. This is Orlando East, one of the many districts that form the South Western Townships, otherwise known as Soweto.

Sibusiso Nkosi (31) is close by, reclining in his seat behind the wheel of a large BMW. He waves out of the window at the group of footballing kids. “I grew up in this neighbourhood,” he says from behind sunglasses. “When I was their age I played like that, in the same dirt. In my bare feet.” But times have changed for Sibusiso. He started out as a street child, but now works as a consultant in a platinum mine. With the money he earned, he left the township two years ago. “That’s what all the young people wanted: if you had the money to leave, you did. Nobody wanted to live in Soweto as it meant you were poor. Leaving was a sign that you were doing well.”

Sibusiso bought a house in a chic suburb of Johannesburg, hung plasma TV screens in every room, and filled his wardrobe with expensive clothing. But he didn’t enjoy life. “Everyone in the suburbs of Johannesburg locks themselves in behind high walls and barbed wire. I didn’t even know my neighbours and I became utterly miserable. As a result, I found myself returning more and more often to visit my friends and family here. In Soweto I know pretty much everyone. Nowadays I just see my house in the suburbs as an investment. Sometimes I sleep there after a long day at work, or I might throw a party. But I spend nearly all my free time here.”

Sibusiso says the townships are changing rapidly. “Even ten years ago it was unthinkable, but now many of my friends lead lives of luxury here. We drive in large cars, live in large houses, and go on holiday a couple of times a year.”

Sibusiso turns off the highway, into Diepkloof Extension. The atmosphere in this district is different. Quieter. The houses differ from one another. Each has an exuberantly decorated entrance gate. Enormous palm trees grow in the gardens. Sibusiso grins. “Welcome to Soweto. Is this what you expected from the ghetto?”

MORE:  http://www.aboutime.co.za/index.php/millionaires-in-the-ghetto/     

Here's another home in the "ghetto".

[Dawn]

South African townships have long been known for their poverty and violence. But the situation in Soweto is changing fast. The number of shacks is decreasing, and a new generation of rich black South Africans are moving in and building mansions there. Soweto is now hot, and even millionaires are proud to call the township home.

It’s Sunday afternoon in Soweto. Children are playing football on bare-earth pitches, and a couple of men are sitting in the shade of a tree drinking from large beer bottles. This is Orlando East, one of the many districts that form the South Western Townships, otherwise known as Soweto.

Sibusiso Nkosi (31) is close by, reclining in his seat behind the wheel of a large BMW. He waves out of the window at the group of footballing kids. “I grew up in this neighbourhood,” he says from behind sunglasses. “When I was their age I played like that, in the same dirt. In my bare feet.” But times have changed for Sibusiso. He started out as a street child, but now works as a consultant in a platinum mine. With the money he earned, he left the township two years ago. “That’s what all the young people wanted: if you had the money to leave, you did. Nobody wanted to live in Soweto as it meant you were poor. Leaving was a sign that you were doing well.”

Sibusiso bought a house in a chic suburb of Johannesburg, hung plasma TV screens in every room, and filled his wardrobe with expensive clothing. But he didn’t enjoy life. “Everyone in the suburbs of Johannesburg locks themselves in behind high walls and barbed wire. I didn’t even know my neighbours and I became utterly miserable. As a result, I found myself returning more and more often to visit my friends and family here. In Soweto I know pretty much everyone. Nowadays I just see my house in the suburbs as an investment. Sometimes I sleep there after a long day at work, or I might throw a party. But I spend nearly all my free time here.”

Sibusiso says the townships are changing rapidly. “Even ten years ago it was unthinkable, but now many of my friends lead lives of luxury here. We drive in large cars, live in large houses, and go on holiday a couple of times a year.”

Sibusiso turns off the highway, into Diepkloof Extension. The atmosphere in this district is different. Quieter. The houses differ from one another. Each has an exuberantly decorated entrance gate. Enormous palm trees grow in the gardens. Sibusiso grins. “Welcome to Soweto. Is this what you expected from the ghetto?”

MORE:  http://www.aboutime.co.za/index.php/millionaires-in-the-ghetto/     

[Dawn]

My question is who live in them, becuz when they had the soccer world cup are whatever is the correct way 2 call it i think its FiFa but anyway it looked more like europe (the people that is) at least what i saw.

the video below may help answer your question.  however, let me say this first before you watch the video.  the last 3 pictures i posted are located in nigeria.  i don't believe nigeria has a lot of white people (like south africa does), so i'm assuming that most of those homes are occupied by black people.  the first pictures i posted are homes in south africa, so most are probably owned by white people, some are actually rentals which go to people coming from europe and also the usa, some i'm sure i rented by african americans from time to time.

go ahead and watch the video and you will see that a change is happening in south africa.  so some black south africans are millionaires.   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5jJSjpztmA

                   

[Soul]

My question is who live in them, becuz when they had the soccer world cup are whatever is the correct way 2 call it i think its FiFa but anyway it looked more like europe (the people that is) at least what i saw.

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