Number of people in informal settlements remains stubbornly high

30 June 2016 - 21:54
By Penwell Dlamini

The number of people living in informal settlements has remained stubbornly high despite government's various interventions to provide formal housing. Of the nation's 16.9 million households‚ the number of people living in informal settlements stood at 13% in 2016. This was marginally lower than the 13.

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