Major League DJz on why staying in kasi is toxic

There are many songs about living in kasi, the culture and all that's great about the township, but Major League DJz are not convinced.

The pair labelled it a toxic place and listed what's wrong with townships.

“We don't talk enough about how toxic staying ko kasi is. Fake life, jealousy, competition, bolotjana, peer pressure, negativity, the list is endless. When you get means, move out ko kasi,” read their post.

Some people shared their sentiment, saying they were praying to get enough money to leave, others said it wasn't an option.

Grammy-award winning SA muso Black Coffee also labelled kasis toxic several years ago, telling an audience at the Red Bull Music Academy in Montréal, Canada, “nothing is inspiring” in townships as everyone there is “on the same level”.

He claimed townships are places where people emulate what is in front of them and subsequently become “comfortable”.

“No-one aspires to be anything. Our biggest struggle till today is getting out of that system. It is the most imprisoning system to be in because it's not just about walking out of it.

“People get comfortable to the point that they love it and so even when they make it in life, they spend most of their days living in the township, going to hang out the same way people before them did and eventually they end up back in the township because it is such a toxic place.”

Property entrepreneur and community driver Thato “TT” Mbha held a Caddy Golf Day in Soweto last month for the development of his kasi. 

“This is also about contributing towards the township economy. I can't give up on the township, the township made me who I am and I can't run away from that.

“We are going to pay the country club for the day. There are going to be caterers on the day that are going to come and offer food which we'll be buying for the caddies, ” he told TshisaLIVE.