New rental model fuels boom in backyard flats

Companies construct township back rooms for a share of the rent

02 February 2020 - 00:00 By PHATHU LUVHENGO

The rental income that Johanna Selowa receives from the backyard rooms on her property in Kaalfontein, Midrand,  goes a long way to supporting  herself and her children...

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