"The buildings have been hijacked without the consent of the landowners and we condemn that to the highest degree," said Booi. "There's no doubt that the demand out there is huge.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday urged authorities to enforce regulations preventing city residents from unlawfully occupying apartment blocks, after scores died in a fire in a ...

"The buildings have been hijacked without the consent of the landowners and we condemn that to the highest degree," said Booi. "There's no doubt that the demand out there is huge.

South African authorities on Monday cleared a camp of the Khoisan community squatting on the grounds of the Union Buildings in Pretoria for six years to demand recognition as the country’s first ...

A resident walks in Vanin Court, Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa September 5, 2023. Vanin Court is what is known as a hijacked building, where squatters live with little to no access to ...

"The buildings have been hijacked without the consent of the landowners and we condemn that to the highest degree," said Booi. "There's no doubt that the demand out there is huge.

Under the cover of darkness on the night of March 27, 2017, housing activists snuck past the guards of two government-owned buildings in central Cape Town — a derelict hospital and an abandoned ...