Protea Glen residents block the R559 Randfontein road during protests on Monday, 7 May 2018. Photo: Bheki Simelane
As lawmakers debate land expropriation, people looking for affordable accommodation in urban areas are taking matters into their own hands by occupying land. Without innovative and effective solutions, the pattern will continue as long as the demand for housing far outweighs supply.
...
AllAfrica Subscription Content
You must be an allAfrica.com subscriber for full access to certain content.
You have selected an article from the AllAfrica archive, which requires a subscription. You can subscribe by visiting our subscription page. Or for more information about becoming a subscriber, you can read our subscription and contribution overview.
For information about our premium subscription services:
You can also freely access - without a subscription - hundreds of today's top Africa stories and thousands of recent news articles from our home page »
Already a subscriber? Sign in for full access to article