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LuckyKhayelitsha At the edge of the edge

Lucky&BonganiPrisonTruck

Lucky and Bongani inside the police truck before their prison admission

Lucky&BonganiPrison

 Lucky and Bongani in Pollsmoor Awaiting Trial Prison

PrisonCrowd

 Pollsmoor Prison Crowd
BonganiPrison Bongani morning counting
BonganiPrisonCounting Bongani and other prisoners "squatting" for counting

LuckyOnPrisonBed

 Lucky checking who's who
LuckyPrisonShower Lucky morning shower
BonganiOnPrisonBed Bongani happy moments "inside"
LuckyBonganiElsiePrisonRelease Bongani, Lucky and Elsie after the grandmother paid their bail.
KhayelithsaOverview Khayelitsha Site C
LuckyTownshipSmoke Lucky smoking out
EasternCape Mnxe, Cala, Eastern Cape - 1500 km Northeast of Cape Town
BonganiTownshipThoughts Bongani before leaving to the Eastern Cape
LuckyBushThoughts

Lucky in the bush
LuckyBonganiBush

After circumcision
LuckyBushThought

Lucky observing the "men" conducting the ritual
LuckyBonganiBush  
LuckyBushWalk

Lucky on top of the mountain in Mnxe, Cala, Eastern Cape
BushEnd

After the circumcision ritual Lucky and Bongani get dressed according to the tradition. As fresh men they have to wear this outfit for about six months.
KhayelitshaOverview

Khayelitsha is South Africa's biggest township.
It has about one million inhabitants.
LuckyGirlDance

Lucky dancing with Andisa
KhayelitshaPolice

Khayelitsha
LuckyBonganiHospital

Lucky picking up Bongani from the hospital.
The younger brother was stabbed five times.
LuckyBonganiHipHop

Lucky and Bongani freestyle Hip Hop