A place to call home? The jury is out
After many miserable months, Durban's flood victims at last have temporary homes — but their circumstances remain far from ideal
09 April 2023 - 00:00
After floods claimed her house in Durban's Umlazi Mega Village in April last year, Ntombi Maqabane lived in a mass care centre for three months, illegally occupied a flat and slept outside a police station, before finally settling in a temporary home in January...
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