How title deeds determine who truly benefits from SA’s property system

How title deeds determine who truly benefits from SA’s property system

Winkie Mahlangu, 49, has never had formal employment, yet over the past decade she has managed to build herself a four-bedroom home where she lives with her three children in Siyabuswa, Mpumalanga. Mahlangu spent about R100 000 building the house on a stand she “bought” for just R160 in 2015. She ekes out a living through informal trading, buying and selling whatever goods she can turn into a profit. “It took me 10 years to build this house and …