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How people live in South Africa's 'hijacked' buildings

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Dianne Hawker in Johannesburg, South Africa
September 16, 2023

Seventy people died last month in Johannesburg, when a fire gutted a 'hijacked' building. The tragedy has drawn 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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