Take a Peek Inside South Africa's White Shantytowns

What happens when the government checks stop coming.

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Dramatic Changes Since the Fall of Apartheid - Shantytowns have historically been a symbol of the horrendous way Black people were oppressed during Apartheid, but these days, these "squatter camps" are seeing some surprising new residents. Poor white South African families are being forced to live in the way so many Black families did before the fall of the regime in a "white squatter camp" with no power, barely any food or water and inadequate shelter. During Apartheid, the white supremacist regime practically guaranteed Afrikaners employment and housing, but since its collapse in 1994, townships like this have popped up all over the country. Here's a peek inside.(Photo: James Cheadle/Solent News)

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