South Africa's 'hijacked' buildings: Safety threat and last resort | DW News

Seventy people died last month in Johannesburg, when a fire gutted a ‘hijacked’ building, drawing attention to the lack of affordable housing. Many of South Africa’s poor live in similar rundown properties, which are controlled by armed gangs.

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