A Big Devil in the Jondolos: The Politics of Shack Fires
This report from South Africa was prepared at the request of Abahlali BaseMonjo over July and August 2008. It looks at the problem of fire for people living in shacks. Shack fires are not acts of God. They are the result of political choices, often at municipal level. There is not enough affordable housing for everyone and low cost housing is rarely built close to the city centre. For this reason transport costs make even low-cost housing unaffordable for many people. Growing shack settlements are the result.
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