“Some of the shacks we live in here are pathetic. But what has only become important is getting food and a better paying job, good accommodation is no longer a first priority,” said Tatenda Marufu, (34) a teacher living in Alexandra.
“I used to rent a three-bedroom house in Budiriro 3, but now civil servants like me cannot even rent a one bed-room house,” added Freedom Shumba, (38), who stays now in Olivinehotbosch.