With the country’s highest rates of unemployment, the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality in Eastern Cape province offers a snapshot of the state of South Africa’s housing, employment, poverty, crime, and public service delivery.
Siviwe Sneyi, 22, and his friends in a borrowed truck on a night out in Zwide township in Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa
Pumeza Mpati, a 33-year-old entrepreneur, stands in front of her new food truck in the suburb of Bridgemead in Gqeberha. ‘I started my career in IT but faced challenges finding employment in a tough job market,’ she says. In July, she purchased a food truck to sell hotdogs and burgers at markets. She also manages events, sells soap, creates flower arrangements and crafts corporate gift boxes.
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