Some people don´t have the same possibilities as others.



Diepsloot is a township on the outskirts of Johannesburg with high unemployment and an extremely high HIV infection rate. There are between 16 - 40 burials per undertaker per week. Out of the pregnant women tested, about seven out of 10 are HIV positive. From the general side because we used to get them, out of 30 people a week, 25 are HIV positive."

That would mean that out of an estimated population of 135 000, as many as 80%, or more than 100 000 people, are potentially HIV positive.
It is also known as one of the most dangerous places in Johannesburg...



The settlement is now home to about 150 000 people; many of them live in 3m-by-2m shacks assembled from scrap metal, wood, plastic and cardboard. Some families lack access to basic services such as running water, sewage and rubbish removal. Residents use paraffin stoves and coal for cooking, and candles for light. City officials estimate that half the population in the settlement is unemployed.