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South Africa: A township, a bike and a smile

Report: Kerstin Welter, Johannesburg, South AfricaSeptember 2, 2015

Johannesburg is a paradise for gold diggers; whoever goes to the city or lives there wants to take their chance to get rich. Only it’s not that easy – the youth unemployment rate in South Africa is almost 40 percent. But still, there are a lot of dreams out there. Kerstin Welter met a guy with a bike, who despite the very poor conditions he’s grown up in isn’t prepared to give up - no matter what.

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