Bridget Mokhetle holds the title deed to her RDP house which she has not been able to live in for years. Her house, along with 50 others, was illegally occupied around 2008 before the homes could be handed over to the rightful beneficiaries. Now she’s forced to live in a dilapidated shack at Sol Plaatjie informal settlement in Roodepoort. Photos: Silver Sibiya

Pensioner has to live in shack despite ‘owning’ RDP house for...

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Gauteng Government Intensifies Food Safety Efforts Ahead of World Food Safety Day

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Mayfair Daycare Fire: Grieving Parents Await DNA Results to Bury Their Children

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Dramatic Shootout on N1 Highway Leaves Three Suspects Dead - Video

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Johannesburg Mayor Unveils 'Bomb Squad' to Tackle Crime and Boost Service Delivery

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Police Investigate Ritual Killing Link in Murder of 14-Year-Old Likhona Fose

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