The smell of steamy malamogodu also reminds you of the many homelands the people of Alex come from. Today, the population of Alexandra is estimated to be around 700,000, which is putting pressure on the township’s resources.Ī walk in Alex means getting used to raw sewage accompanying you on your journey. It is estimated that by 1916 around 30,000 people had descended on Alex. The first 40 families arrived in Alexandra in 1913, with their houses standing tall and proud. Like a pirate ship that has been through many adventures, Alexandra is able to tell a century-old tale of the struggle of rural Africans who came to Johannesburg to look for greener pastures. Patrons of the mall enjoy taking pictures of the breathtaking view but one is also able to silently hear the story of inequality being told, with the tall buildings of Johannesburg, Sandton City and the gigantic Mall of Africa in Midrand all towering over Alexandra. A bird’s eye view of Alexandra in northern Johannesburg from the top of Alex Mall tells the story of how the 1913 Native Land Act changed the landscape of the City of Gold.
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