Desperate families turn abandoned school into lodgings

Soshanguve Central used to be a prestigious school pre-1994

05 August 2022 - 09:31

By Keletso Makhwanazi

Opa Kharima-Banda, 69, stands unshakingly in the middle of a classroom which she bought for R16,000 in 2020 and converted into a four-room apartment for her family of eight.

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