{"id":89132,"date":"2025-09-03T15:55:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/poverty-and-housing-shortage-fuel-joburg-hijacked-buildings"},"modified":"2025-09-03T16:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:06:16","slug":"poverty-and-housing-shortage-fuel-joburg-hijacked-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/poverty-and-housing-shortage-fuel-joburg-hijacked-buildings","title":{"rendered":"Poverty and Housing Shortage Fuel Joburg Hijacked Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Usindiso Commission of Inquiry investigating the deadly building fire in Johannesburg has found that the prevalence of hijacked buildings is driven largely by poverty and lack of affordable housing.<\/p>\n<p>The commission\u2019s final report shows that the common assumption that buildings are hijacked purely for profit by so-called slumlords is wrong.<\/p>\n<p>The Gauteng government is on Wednesday releasing the commission\u2019s final findings.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry, chaired by retire justice Sisi Khampepe, was tasked with investigating the root causes of hijacked buildings in Gauteng following the Usindiso tragedy, where 76 people died during a fire.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a media briefing, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said the commissioners inspected 110 hijacked buildings in the province.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe investigation challenges the common assumption that hijacked buildings are the primary problem. Evidence shows that only a small minority, 5.7% had allegations of rent collection by non-owners. The crisis is instead driven by extreme poverty and a severe lack of affordable housing, forcing people into unsafe living conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The Usindiso Commission of Inquiry investigating the deadly building fire in Johannesburg has found that the prevalence of hijacked buildings is driven largely by poverty and lack of affordable housing. The commission\u2019s final report shows that the common assumption that buildings are hijacked purely for profit by so-called slumlords is wrong. 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