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Recovery story: Remington House was hijacked in 2012 and became overcrowded, unsafe and cut off from basic services. Political will, financial backing and execution helped turn it around. Photo: Supplied
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOUTH AFRICA

A nugget of hope in the inner city

Remington House, a once-notorious hijacked building in Johannesburg, has been transformed into fully let student housing, illustrating what is possible when intervention is…

  • Ash Müller
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