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Poverty Pushes South Africans into Occupying Subpar Housing


Poverty Pushes South Africans into Occupying Subpar Housing
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South Africans living below the poverty line in the nation’s most populous city, Johannesburg, say they are pushed into occupying housing that is subpar and has a high risk of fire with minimum access to water and electricity — developments resulting from failure by housing officials to keep up with increased demands resulting from an influx of residents. For more, reporter Jan Bornman produced this report from Johannesburg.

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