tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716370865317701022.post6524111774145908197..comments2023-11-16T04:15:36.522-08:00Comments on Joburg every day: Barbed wire and concreteSusiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673562223423615224noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716370865317701022.post-61830163251648105912012-03-05T02:34:40.874-08:002012-03-05T02:34:40.874-08:00hi Susie!
the security measures around the water t...hi Susie!<br />the security measures around the water tower could be from the apartheid days, when infrastructure projects were targeted by the military wing of the ANC for sabotage - these (easy) targets were often chosen as they would frustrate the government without necessarily causing loss of life.Fred Herbsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008584429900666714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716370865317701022.post-26991054113278867212011-10-31T06:57:47.611-07:002011-10-31T06:57:47.611-07:00The need for the type of security has to have an i...The need for the type of security has to have an impact on everyone!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716370865317701022.post-75682169807504752002011-10-31T06:54:23.768-07:002011-10-31T06:54:23.768-07:00It is so sad to read of the problems in Africa! Bu...It is so sad to read of the problems in Africa! But they do make us realize that in spite of everything going on here in the states these days, at least we haven't gone quite this far --- yet!! Take care, stay safe, Susie!<br /><br />SylviaSylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716370865317701022.post-60702711425875604472011-10-31T05:20:06.732-07:002011-10-31T05:20:06.732-07:00I saw a report on TV about the projected populatio...I saw a report on TV about the projected population growth of Africa during the remainder of this century. I fear this could make the disparity and conditions even worse.<br /><br />Strange to see such security around a water tower. There would not appear to be anything to steal at a water tower.Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567583999945259422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716370865317701022.post-54750405595923055662011-10-31T03:02:14.083-07:002011-10-31T03:02:14.083-07:00Africa in general has changed so much since I grew...Africa in general has changed so much since I grew up there Susie, we were in Zambia, Central Africa, it breaks my heart to see the way things are going, it was a wonderful place to be in those days.PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.com