Eric van Rooy has lived in Wupperthal most of his life. (All photos by Ashraf Hendricks)
Eric van Rooy is 69. He grew up in the little town of Wupperthal in the Western Cape, and has lived there most of his life.
He worked in the old glove factory for a while before it closed down. Now, he works for the Community Work Programme (CWP), and fetches his old age grant from Clanwilliam each month.
The CWP, a national initiative aimed at providing a safety net to working people, only…
