Gauteng Housing Crisis: Demolition of Cemetery View Leaves Residents in Limbo [Video]

• The City of Tshwane recently removed the informal settlement of Cemetery View, citing legal and safety concerns
• But residents claim the promised alternative housing has not been provided, leaving them in a precarious situation
• Over 200 families, who initially settled there for affordable living spaces now face harassment and uncertainty as they live in makeshift shelters

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

The City of Tshwane undertook a large-scale removal of the settlement, citing legal and safety concerns.

However, residents claim that promises of alternative housing remain unfulfilled, leaving them in a precarious situation.

Cemetery View, home to over 200 families, was established several years ago as residents sought affordable living spaces near Pretoria’s economic opportunities.

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