South Africa’s hijacked buildings: Families are living in unsafe Johannesburg properties

South Africa has struggled for decades to reclaim abandoned buildings taken over by criminals. Known as “hijacked buildings”, these properties, mainly in inner cities, are controlled by people who are not their legal owners.

Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports.

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