These Photos Show the Divide Between the Rich and Poor

Kya Sands, South Africa

Unequal Scenes / Johnny Miller

One of the many slums located in the suburbs of Johannesburg, Kya Sands sits alongside a wealthy suburb known as Bluobosrand. It’s a slum filled with tin shacks surrounded by polluted waterways. Although the city of Johannesburg has tried to upgrade this location, nothing has happened yet. It might take a while before anything does happen, leaving Kya Sands and Bluobosrand unchanged.

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