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

By ITUMELENG MAFISA

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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