[BenjaminEli]

Modern Living in rural areas. ​

 

[BenjaminEli]

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[BenjaminEli]

Tanga, Tanzania

 

[EgyMido]

Rural Egypt

 

[BenjaminEli]

Nyeri, Kenya

 

[BenjaminEli]

Bindura, Zimbabwe

 

[BenjaminEli]

Madagascar Rice Village

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7331/11850367566_3c210205d8_b.jpg

 

[88key]

Rural settlements in Swaziland

Philippe L Photography

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[The E.N.D]

^^Swatis call that a kraal?!

 

[Azmat]

Rural Egypt


Village on the banks of the Nile by Benissiva Calling (sparing eyes ), on Flickr




Village Road by patanne, on Flickr


Nile Village by Harold Stern, on Flickr




(887) fertile Nile valley / Fields along the Nile / Egypt by unicorn81, on Flickr


Early Start by cam.shirl, on Flickr


Hidden in The Mist by Mustafa Emre Gügen, on Flickr

Poles and Palms by ~W~, on Flickr


fishing the nile by Rod, on Flickr


Egypte: campagne dans la région de Dendara et Abydos by Marie-Hélène Cingal, on Flickr​

 

[88key]

^^Swatis call that a kraal?!

Absolutely! Or umuti aka "umuzi/umzi". Sometimes we call it a homestead.

 

[The E.N.D]

I was trying to deride the so so workmanship evident in those pictures, 88key!
Hayi kona, hop over the border and we (much more experienced Xhosa people) can impart some knowledge.

 

[88key]

I was trying to deride the so so workmanship evident in those pictures, 88key!
Hayi kona, hop over the border and we (much more experienced Xhosa people) can impart some knowledge.

Hehe, the huts here can be really shabby which I blame on the poverty. The style here is also not really Swazi. It's costly to have a proper thatch job done here. You can still find the proper Swazi huts in cultural centres:

The rondavels in Transkei are very impressive. I also give props to the Ndebele huts.

 

[The E.N.D]

^^Eish 88key, now I feel so bad. I wasn't criticing the huts at all. I am very aware that some communities (here in SA) have no choice but to build in that format due to economic reasons. Instead I was referring to the kraals still!

I recently visited family in the Transkei and took some kraal pics especially for you. Will post soon.

 

[88key]

^^Eish 88key, now I feel so bad. I wasn't criticing the huts at all. I am very aware that some communities (here in SA) have no choice but to build in that format due to economic reasons. Instead I was referring to the kraals still!

I recently visited family in the Transkei and took some kraal pics especially for you. Will post soon.

No worries man

I'm looking forward to seeing that.

 

[lalibela]

 

[The E.N.D]

No worries man

I'm looking forward to seeing that.

Hmm, I could have sworn this kraal looked better when I was at home!

A slightly older picture taken from the kraal of a friend's home.

View from village quarry:

Gathering storm:

Driving SLOWLY on the gravel road:

 

[Nostra]

Usuka eslalini fundini?

 

[The E.N.D]

Usuka eslalini fundini?

That's a nice Xhosa attempt, Nostra.

Amakhaya awo onke amaXhosa ziilali ngalali kwiphondo laseMpuma Koloni.
It doesn't matter that I grew up in Pretoria, lived in Midrand and now Edenvale- it will always be home.
I will be buried there one day.

 

[Mintali]

Kakamega, Kenya