After Tragic Fire, Johannesburg Residents Seek Government Help Without Evictions [Video]

• Residents of hijacked buildings in Johannesburg are urging the government to improve their living conditions without forcing them to move
• This appeal follows inspections by a commission investigating the Usindiso Building fire that killed 77 people nearly a year ago
• Represented by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), tenants argue they cannot be evicted without alternative accommodation

Reitumetse Makwea, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Pretoria, South Africa, has covered current affairs news at The Citizen and Rekord Noweto for over five years.

Residents of hijacked buildings in Johannesburg are calling on the government to improve their living conditions.

This plea comes in the wake of a commission of inquiry into the Usindiso Building fire, which visited five buildings in the city on Wednesday, suspected of …