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October 1959

Unmet Needs In South Africa

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

WHEN the bars are closed in Durban, and you must have a drink at any cost, you go to the shebeen, an illicit dive where they sell illicit liquor--not only the well-known brands but hot mixtures as well. There you will meet all kinds, white people, Africans, Indians, and what we call "coloured people," that large group of people of mixed blood, over a million strong.

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