A failed high court eviction raised the alarm on structural and fire risks posed to the unlawful occupiers of the hijacked three-storey building in 2019 but fell on deaf ears.
Building hijackings in Johannesburg’s inner city is an issue woven in complexity, strung together by the exploitation of a 2011 ConCourt ruling, ultimately leaving private property owners and investors with very little recourse in reclaiming their illegally occupied ‘ticking time-bombs.’