Plan to decongest settlements is good, implement it

Overcrowded informal settlements and hostels are not helping to stem the spread of the coronavirus

07 July 2021 - 08:47

By Mervyn Cirota

Gauteng informal settlements and hostel residents are enduring a tough battle against the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic due to the appalling, inhumane, unsanitary and overcrowded living conditions.

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