The Pleasures of Commune Living

   So you don't have sugar. No problem. Go to the family staying in the garage and they will give you some sugar. No cooking oil also? Don't sweat. Try the family living in the 'mmesonite' construction behind the house.

   These are some of the benefits of staying in a commune Protea South(my 'kasi') style. If you have run out of stuff and you are not able to buy it right away( or, frankly, you do not have the money to do so now), it is not a shame to go ask your neighbour to help you out.

   One of the main features of Protea South is the presence of 'madala' houses. These are big and old houses that were once owned by the municipality(and used to house white folks in the past). In these houses you now find 3 to 4 families sharing the house. And these 4 families (or so) are not the only ones living in the yard. There maybe one or two 'mekhukhu'(shacks) also in the same yard. 

   This set up is the best demonstration of the concept of 'ubuntu'('I am because of others'). You cannot say no to a genuine request for help, because living in such close proximity to other families means that you are bound to ask for a favour too at some stage in the future. It could be a small thing like needing someone to help you push your car if it doesn't start.

   Living like this is secure too. Not in the sense that someone is guarding you. But you can count on your yard neighbours to come to your aid when someone tries to burgle your house/room at night. And mercy to that burglar if they are ever apprehended.

   And the negatives? Not too many to be a big deal. After all, this close living is how we are brought up in the African culture.

   Having said that, I must admit that the loud music/noise situation is uncontrollable sometimes. It becomes a 'free-for-all' kind of at times, where you have hip-hop versus shangaan music vs 'dipina tsa Basotho'. In this mix you add people who want no noise because they are watching TV or reading a book. But one cannot complain too much at such chaos. This is commune living. You take the good with the bad. 

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