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Riaan Arendse near Eerste River train station. (Tammy Petersen and Sharlene Rood)
Riaan Arendse near Eerste River train station. (Tammy Petersen and Sharlene Rood)

Tammy Petersen returns to her home town of Eerste River and finds a community grappling with the realities of unemployment and crime, but she also finds residents who still hope for a better future. 

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