The White Slums of South Africa: Surviving Poverty and Hunger | ENDEVR Documentary

Reggie Yates’ Extreme – South Africa The White Slums | ENDEVR Documentary

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Think only black people live in shanty towns in South Africa? Think again. In this episode, Reggie spends a week in South Africa’s largest white squatter camp – Coronation Park – outside Johannesburg. The term “slum” is not commonly used in South Africa due to its historical connection to apartheid-era policies like the Slum Clearance Acts.

South Africa has a white population of approximately 4.5 million, and during apartheid, the racist society existed to elevate them into a privileged position. But today, white charities claim that up to 400,000 of them now live below the poverty line in small, make-shift camps- though these figures remain hotly disputed. Behind the headlines lies an uncomfortable question: With apartheid gone, are these white South Africans now the ones being discriminated against by being on the wrong side of affirmative action? And if so, will black & white ever be truly equal in South Africa? The situation at Coronation Park illustrates how some white South Africans experience poverty despite the historical advantages associated with their race during the apartheid era.

This documentary is from 2014. Update 2025: The squatter camp still exists, same conditions. Some of the squatters are applying for citizenship in the United States.