Giant rats, a lift full of rubbish and a stench of desperation

Residents say ‘if the government want us to leave here, they must bring a plan’

05 September 2023 - 20:40

Inhabitants of Vannin Court, one of an estimated 188 hijacked buildings in Johannesburg’s inner city, say they have nowhere to go should they be evicted...

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