Poverty Pushes South Africans into Occupying Subpar Housing
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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