With some ominous black clouds overhead and the grind of Monday morning traffic, we set off on our Jukskei road trip.
Our first stop was Buccleuch. The river was polluted and smelled a bit off, but it was not as bad as what he had previously seen at Alex.
I brought the marantz along and was rewarded with some lovely sounds; birds, running,bubbling water, gushing water, crazy dogs...
The houses near the river had some crazy security, in addition to high walls, electric fences and some savage dogs there was also some heavy, electric "game fencing".
Was crime a problem in the area? Was the river too blame for crime?
We tried to interview a few residents near the river, most had ripped out their intercoms and bells.
Curiouser and curiouser...
We finally got access to house on the banks of the river, an unfinished church stood in the yard.
The couple that lived there admitted that they had been the robbed, during a church service in their yard, they also said that crime was a problem in the area and that the river provided an easy access and escape route for criminals.
Next stop, Waterfall Estate!
Was crime a problem in the area? Was the river too blame for crime?
We tried to interview a few residents near the river, most had ripped out their intercoms and bells.
Curiouser and curiouser...
We finally got access to house on the banks of the river, an unfinished church stood in the yard.
The couple that lived there admitted that they had been the robbed, during a church service in their yard, they also said that crime was a problem in the area and that the river provided an easy access and escape route for criminals.
Next stop, Waterfall Estate!
Geoff, from Century Developments took us on a tour of the estates. Most of the property on the estate has been snapped up by business tycoons and government officials.
Word on the street is that Mr Paul Mashatile has recently bought property on the estate... but you didn't hear that from me!
There are loads of stories that can be written about Waterfall; the ecology, the estate, the contrast between this estate and Alex... I'm relly spoiled for choice!
Leeukop prison was our last stop for the day. I was amazed with what I saw, it looked like a much cheaper version of Waterfall;
it had houses, a school, little farms and a pretty, clean river running through the property. It did not look like a prison!
There were four prisons on the property, lower security, medium and a "C-MAX" Maximum security facility.
It was initially unsettling to see some of the lower security prisoners freely roaming the grounds. We spoke to prison director, Bonn Muller about the Jukskei.
He had some interesting stories about "foreigners that break in to the prison to steal things", ironic I know. Who in their right minds wuld try and break in to a prison?
Diana, Thabo and Zaheer were all keen on doin Leeukop stories, they accompanied Muller on a tour of the facility.
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