Few would argue that SA is a fraudster’s paradise, with con artists becoming ever more sophisticated at scamming unwary citizens.
It was no surprise then that a group of "activists" from a collective (another word for a gang) calling themselves #WeSeeYou rented a house on Airbnb and then simply refused to move out after the rental period ended (Features, October 8-14) (https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/features/2020-10-08-homelessness-the-politics-of-place/). They released a long and garbled statement about the aims of their "occupation", but essentially they were a bunch of chancers committing a crime — no different to those who loot the public purse every day...
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