Kayamandi

Province

Kayamandi (also Khayamandi ) is the time of the apartheid South African township arisen, which had 24 645 inhabitants in 2011. It is located in the Western Cape Province, near the town of Stellenbosch, about 50 kilometers east of Cape Town.

Kayamandi is a mainly inhabited by black slums consisting of both typical for this type of Township " Shacks " (Eng.: Hut, hut ), as well as more and more composed of a number of smaller houses. The most spoken language is isiXhosa. The term comes from Kayamandi this language and means " pleasant home ' ( Ikhaya - " at home "; Mnandi - " sweet ", " pleasant " ).

Kayamandi has become known by that time and again volunteers from all over the world with the help of different organizations for a limited period in various projects (kindergarten, primary school, high school) are sent in the township.