Saturday, December 24, 2022

Inside South Africa's 'hijacked' buildings: 'All we want is a place to call home'

Boys play in a stairwell in Cissie Gool House, an abandoned hospital now home to over 1,000 people. By painting, decorating and maintaining the building, its new residents have managed to turn it into a decent home for themselves and their families within striking distance of central Cape Town.

Compelling photos capture the lives of occupiers who say gentrification and a lack of affordable housing in Cape Town have left them no choice but to reclaim space in a city that is squeezing them out.

(Image credit: Tommy Trenchard for NPR)

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