katutura

(windhoek, namibia) toured the city today. typical stuff, town center, heroes memorial, rich suburbs. then we got to katutura. katutura was the settlement allocated to blacks by the south african government during apartheid. during that time, katutura was divided into separate tribal locations as part of their divisive philosophy where blacks were forced to move. The name 'katutura' actually means 'we must go but we do not want to stay there'. present day, katutura is still where a majority of the black people in windhoek (the capital of Namibia) live in rather poor conditions. seems to have the synonym of being able to say you're from bedstuy though...