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'Joburg wants to evict my family but flat must belong to me now'

I have signed rent-to-own deal, says retrenched dad

Retrenched truck driver, Benedict September, lives in constant fear not knowing when will the court sheriff knock on his door and evict him from a two-bedroom rental flat in Roodepoort which has been his home for 12 years.

The father of three lost his job during the hard lockdown and he has since been unable to pay his monthly rental. September is among dozens of residents that the City of Joburg has decided to evict. ..

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