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2:45 am Going to work: The first bus of the day pulls in at Mathysloop on the Boekenhout–Marabastad route from KwaNdebele to Pretoria

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

3:00 am Going to work: Early passengers on the Wolwekraal-Marabastad bus

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

3:15 am Going to work: The Wolwekraal-Marabstad bus is licensed to carry 62 sitting and 29 standing passengers

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Going to work: Sitting next to each other, strangers often become intertwined in their sleep

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

4:00 am Going to work, Wolwekraal-Marabastad bus: More than an hour and a half still to go

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

5:40 am Going to work: After arrival at the Marabastad terminal in Pretoria, many of the passengers from the Wolwekraal bus join others to line up for local buses that will take them to work in the suburbs and industrial areas in the city. Some will trave

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Travellers from KwaNdebele buying weekly season tickets at the Putco bus depot in Marabastad, Pretoria

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Going home: In the afternoon at Marabastad terminal in Pretoria, commuters start lining up for buses to take them back to KwaNdebele

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Going home: Marabastad-Waterval route, the most restful time on the bus is on the long run between Pretoria and the turnoff into the resettlement camps

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Going home: Marabastad–Waterval route, for most of the people in this bus, the cycle will start again tomorrow at between 2 and 3 am

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

5:52 am Going to work in 2012: Buses from former KwaNdebele homeland stream down the road to Pretoria

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Hindu temple, Martindale, before its destruction under the Group Areas Act, August 1961

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Café-de-Move-On, Croesus [Johannesburg]

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Café-de-Move-On, Industria, Joburg

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Café-de-Move-On, Induatria, Johannesburg

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Café-de-Move-On, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, November 1964

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Coffee cart, Soweto

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

The destruction of the coffee carts, after a change in Apartheid laws made it illegal for Blacks to trade in White group areas, Croesus, Joburg

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Postal officials, Saxonwold Post Office, Baker Square, Rosebank, August 1968

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

"The maid's room," Johannesburg, Transvaal (Gauteng), 24 July 1969

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Caretaker and flat cleaner, Claredon Court, Hillbrow, Johannesburg, November 1971

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Bus stop, Derby Road, Lorentzville, Johannesburg, December 1973

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

"Highrise," Prospect Street, Hillbrow, Johannesburg, December 1973

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

Troyeville and Hillbrow, Johannesburg, for Barney Simon, September 1974

Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

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