These pictures reveal the huge increase in hygiene afforded by the new toilets and soundproof walls.
However, the children have been puzzled by the ceilings. “What is a ceiling and why is it there?” they asked. There is no such word in the Xhosa language! All rooms in the township are covered by external roofs, not ceilings.
This is something new to them. Heat retention, dust reduction, acoustics have played no part in their lives to date.
