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A commission of inquiry's recommended the demolition of the Usindiso building in Johannebsurg where 77 people were killed in a fire.
The blood of those who died in the Marshalltown fire in August 2023 is on the hands of the City of Joburg
Baloyi’s invoice to the municipality works out to R14,000 per shack, which is just 3,5 square metres with a hardboard door and a single window. The shacks have no foundation and no ceiling, and water seeps through the roof. There are also gaps in the corner between the shack’s wooden frame and zinc walls.
The Democratic Alliance claims there are over 180 hijacked buildings in the inner city alone, and the Johannesburg Property Company has confirmed at least 57 of them are owned by the city.