DAN MATJILA | To build a decent, flourishing society, we need to build decent housing

There are numerous examples worldwide of rapid economic growth achieved through large-scale housing construction programmes

27 June 2023 - 20:39 By Dan Matjila

As I drive through the outskirts of our large metros, it saddens me to see the endless clutter of tightly packed shacks where millions of citizens battle to survive in overcrowded, unhealthy and undignified conditions...

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