Property hijacking

'We're forced to stay here because we're struggling': Inside Sandton’s hijacked houses

Wastepickers set up home in abandoned suburban properties

15 November 2020 - 00:00
By iavan pijoos AND Iavan Pijoos

What was once a multimillion-rand luxury home in Joburg’s plush northern suburbs is now nothing more than a depot for wastepickers.

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