The Covid shelters that never housed a soul
Pandemic container homes are still incomplete, despite the project's more than R500m budget and an acute housing shortage in the township
17 September 2023 - 00:00
Hundreds of container homes built as Covid-19 shelters in overcrowded Alexandra township remain unoccupied, while others are still being built — more than a year after the lockdown ended...
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