Gauteng seeks eviction orders for hijacked buildings
The move follows a fire in an illegally occupied building in central Johannesburg that killed at least 74 people
04 September 2023 - 16:03
UPDATED 04 September 2023 - 23:04
The Gauteng government has gone to court to apply for eviction orders to move people illegally occupying buildings in Johannesburg, irrespective of their nationality, human settlements MEC Lebogang Maile said on Monday.
Last Thursday at least 74 people died and scores of others were injured in a fire at a hijacked five-storey building in central Johannesburg...
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