City of Joburg to Investigate Claims of Private Ownership at Diepkloof Hostel

Two dead as Diepkloof Hostel community protests against illegal privatisation

The issue at the centre of the protests was the alleged sale of hostel land to a private owner., according to Diepkloof Hostel induna Dumisani Mncube.

City of Joburg to investigate claims of private ownership at Diepkloof Hostel

Dailysun | Diepkloof Hostel land secretly sold!

The reason, he said, shocked residents.

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Johannesburg Human Settlements MMC Mlungisi Mabaso says they want to know how a portion of the Diepkloof Hostel in Soweto ended up in private hands. This after hostel residents embarked on a violent protest over the land and the dilapidated state of the hostel. Two people died following the protest. Video: Diepkloof Protest | Update on deaths of two protestors   Mabaso visited the hostel on Monday afternoon. He says the land transfer to a priva…