South African John Roston Smith specializes in thatched roofs, which are gaining popularity in other parts of the world. WSJ's Patrick McGroarty visits with him at several work sites.
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South Africa’s modern rondavels: family homes may be changing, but traditions remainThe Mbhashe area of South Africa’s Eastern ... with mud and thatched with local grasses. Today, many are built with bricks and cement and roofed with zinc. Some houses are rectangular, with ...
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