Evicted from South Africa's hijacked buildings | Times Reports
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- čas přidán 10. 01. 2024
- Remington House is the most longstanding hijacked building in Johannesburg. With police and officials on their payroll, slumlords were left for years to run the high-rises, packing 1000 people into every available space.
The Times reports from the scene on the day of eviction, as riot police circled Remington House as private security guards went floor by floor, marching residents out to the pavement followed by their worldly possessions.
Sitting on her mattress with a mound of bags and her two children, Zinhle Thuli, 29, had lived in the same eighth-floor room since she was 14. Her mother had brought her family from rural South Africa to hunt for work in the bustling city. Back then, before the criminals took over, squatters ran a cleaner, safer building, she said.
She stayed, despite the filth and threats, for the work she would not find back home. “There were problems here, but it was the best place in the end,” Thuli said.
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The way of looking at life of the peoples of sub-saharian Africa is amazing and unique. I wish someone from there would write a book, to explain to us this extraordinary point of view.
What truly amazed me was that, in face of such tragedy, this woman had the discernment to understand that luck is easily changed in life. I don't know her level of education, but she certainly is more intelligent and wiser than most PhDs.
Where gonna move the city entire infrastructure too Namaqualand Coastal Landscape Region
How the hell can they be safe out on the streets ????This guy need a brain !!!!
Weird how they kick out certain groups of people then everything falls apart. Too bad the people now in charge dont use their intellect and integrity to make things better than their previous occupiers. Social programs. Work programs. Safety programs? Weird huh?
More Than 3000 buildings or structures in Johannesburg Metropolitan City Districts will be relocated to St Helens Bay South Africa or Shelley Point Republic Of South Africa
What do you mean could??!!
she need to show are here document fest then maybe government can help
The West is behind this as always 😂😂
Sarcasm?
First 👍🏻
Why in the world you're going to have children in this environment....the irresponsibility of some people is just unbelievable....My kids my kids ... where's their father?
In texas maybe?
Let’s blame the west 😂 easy to blame the west 😂
Apartheid still stands in South Africa. Just looks different. Shame on you South Africa
how about you take some free loaders in your home?
Have you ever been there? Do you know what it's like there at the moment? I don't fully disagree with you, but it's so much deeper than that. If you want to place blame, blame the ANC for being corrupt and not providing these people with the education and life they deserve.
Stfu you don't know what's happening here, OP.