Soweto residents’ homes, and hopes of title deeds, crumble due to corruption
Snake Park residents believe title deeds will bring a sense of permanence, and economic opportunity, to their neighbourhood
26 October 2020 - 12:44
Crumbling walls, sewage leaking into homes, dangerous loose wires — and sometimes, snakes. These are some of the myriad issues residents in Soweto, SA's biggest township, have been dealing with for decades, as they say the government continues to deny them title deeds and urgent upgrades to their homes outside Johannesburg.
“It was a dream come true when the government allocated us these homes after more than 15 years of living in a shack,” said Nkosinathi Khumalo, resident of the Soweto suburb known as Snake Park because of its slithering visitors...
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