Fifty-three undocumented people have been arrested during a raid on hijacked buildings in Johannesburg‚ mayor Herman Mashaba said on Friday. Mashaba said the raids took place on Thursday in Jeppestown‚ Doornfontein and the CBD "to fight criminal slumlords who live off the desperate needs of our residents". "Immigration officers from the Department of Home Affairs will now process those who were detained. The city is still conducting socio-economic and needs audits of those living within the raided buildings to ensure we offer the necessary support‚" Mashaba said in a statement. "Hijacked buildings are a major challenge in our inner city‚ but we are unwavering in our resolve to ensure we turn around the decay of our inner city and see these buildings turned into low-cost housing for our residents."
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