South Africa Along the highway they call Mangosuthu, supporters mourn the loss of a father figure By Chris Makhaye
Maverick Citizen Abandoned hostel residents sink further into squalor as City of Cape Town quibbles over Problem Building Bylaw By Mary-Anne Gontsana
Maverick Citizen Up to 25,000 people live in Tshwane’s squalid apartheid-era hostels despite government promises By Chris Gilili for GroundUp
South Africa Residents of dilapidated hostels say ANC has abandoned them since 1994 By Chris Gilili for GroundUp
South Africa Squalid hostel run by City of Johannesburg hijacked by criminals By Kimberly Mutandiro for GroundUp
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