'There is ingenuity in Africa': the architect who builds with trash

In the shadow of South Africa's car industry, making use of discarded parts is a way of life - so Port Elizabeth's Kevin Kimwelle makes a virtue of it

Tell us: how have South African cities changed in the 25 years after apartheid?

"You're lucky you arrived on a Monday," says architect Kevin Kimwelle as we drive through the twisting back streets of Port Elizabeth. "The municipality collects rubbish on a Monday " but later in the week, it'll be a terrible mess."

In South Africa waste collection is just one of the services that government struggles to deliver. A little under half of the country (41% of households) is without basic waste collection services, let alone recycling: as a nation, only 10% of waste is recycled, while 90% ends up in landfills.