Squatters , many of them immigrants from other sub-Saharan countries in Africa , live in wretched conditions in shacks and derelict industrial buildings on the edges of the township , and within view of Sandton , one of the city 's wealthiest , leafy enclaves . In the days of apartheid , black South Africans were confined to the township after dark . They could not go out at night or even walk in their own neighborhood without a police escort. `` Mandela made this possible , '' he says .
In the days of apartheid , black South Africans were confined to the township after dark . They could not go out at night or even walk in their own neighborhood without a police escort. `` Mandela made this possible , '' he says .