Reframe views of fraught places like Westbury and Cloetesville – The Mail & Guardian

Reframe views of fraught places like Westbury and Cloetesville – The Mail & Guardian

While I was away for my graduation in Johannesburg, I found myself in conversation with a group of friends. Our discussion turned to Westbury, a neighbourhood in Johannesburg associated with crime, frequent gun violence and entrenched gang activity. In an effort to present the community in a more positive light, someone remarked that they had watched a video in which someone said; “Westbury is a good place if you look beyond the crime, the gunsh…