The end is close...the text is done!

I sat, I wrote, she edited and Silver Town text is ready to upload.

Wow I never thought I would be done with that part of the project. Intensive interviews, being sent from pillar to post and late nights trying to tell the story as is.

I won't lie I loved it. It was a learning experience and more. I realised that if you ask the right questions you will get your story. Government officials have a way of digging their own graves without knowing it. I think their ego gets in the way. Well it worked for me.

So my article has both sides of the story; the forgotten people of Silver Town and the "hard" working government trying to get them homes. The great thing is that my opinion of the whole situation is not there...people just spoke.

From the article one will see that South Africa has a long way to go when it comes to providing proper homes for millions and millions of people. That I think is the lesson I got from working on Silver Town. For improvements to be made...some people will have to suffer.

Unfortunately those that are always on the suffering side are the poor people. The gap between the "haves" and the "have not's" in this country is far from being closed. Money makes the world go round...period.

My next focus is my audio. My multimedia story is on a creche in Setjwetla where children are taught water safety. Considering that they are exposed to the very dirty Jukskei daily, I thought this would be interesting to see how children are informed.

It is a lighter piece compared to Silver Town but it is relevant. Children suffer the most in such conditions, so watching this one woman try to protect them from the harsh reality they live in is inspiring.

And on one of my visits there I got the children to scream out "Tokiso we love you"....wonderful, *sigh*