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Joburg plans to expropriate private property for Usindiso Building redevelopment after deadly fire

The City of Johannesburg is planning to redevelop the Usindiso Building block, where 76 people died in a fire last year. The municipality may use the new Expropriation Act to acquire privately-owned properties in the area if owners are unwilling to sell, with plans to create affordable rental housing that could house four times the previous population.

The Star News
Loyiso Sidimba|Published

Joburg plans to expropriate private property for Usindiso Building redevelopment after deadly fire

The City of Johannesburg is planning to redevelop the Usindiso Building block, where 76 people died in a fire last year. The municipality may use the new Expropriation Act to acquire privately-owned properties in the area if owners are unwilling to sell, with plans to create affordable rental housing that could house four times the previous population.

News South Africa
Loyiso Sidimba|Published

ActionSA calls for the restoration of Johannesburg's Brixton Recreation Centre

ActionSA raises concerns over the transformation of Brixton Recreation Centre into a refugee shelter, calling for the City of Johannesburg to enforce bylaws and restore the facility to community use.

The Star News
Masabata Mkwananzi|Published