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ecame identities after they were enforced over time. For instance, these
workers started phasing out the round shaped huts by replacing them with
rectangular flat houses which they saw during their migrancy period. This
example became a permanent feature in the Makgabeng architectural style
as people began to move away from round thatched huts to modern
rectangular brick houses. However, some of the “short-lived experiences”
which the migrant labourers brought to Makgabeng area, like the foreign
languages they adopted from their places of work, did not have any
meaningful impact in that area. In general, the migrant labour system
brought new identities in Makgabeng in which transient ones faded quickly,
while others lasted for longer periods.
CHAPTER 8
MAKGABENG IDENTITIES TODAY
In this chapter, the present identities are discussed as they are expressed,
observed, conceptualised and manifested in the Makgabeng area. In
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