SOUTH AFRICAN - Cape Town - Revisiting Blue Downs Sophiatown informal settlement.(Video) (7sE)

South Africa - Cape Town - 14 - March - 2019 - Revisiting Mertyle Virrooi and her partner Andrew Koopman aka Klonkie in Blue Downs Sophiatown informal settlement.The couple was visited by politicians just before the 2016 Municipal elections and made promises to change their lives.3 years down the line and with 2 months to go before the 2019 national elections, nothing has changed.They are still living in the same shack with no electricity and water.The blind Mertyle spends most part of the day in bed.video: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) (7sE)