JOHANNESBURG - Many flock to Johannesburg for opportunities and over a million people are without permanent homes.
Accommodation is beyond the reach of most who are forced to live in poor conditions in hijacked buildings.
When more than 200 people were evicted from Fattis Mansion, they were moved to Wembley Stadium, south of the city, was supposed to be a temporary shelter.
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Five years down the line, they are still here, living in squalor.
The area's ward councillor has raised concern about the inhumane conditions at the stadium.
She’s calling on the City to act immediately and provide residents with adequate housing.
Former residents of Usindiso shelter in Marshalltown now find themselves in similar predicament.
That fire on 31 August claimed 77 lives, leaving dozens injured and many still missing.
Despite government's efforts to assist survivors with alternative accommodation, conditions at these shelters are dire.
There is a shortage of food and water and electricity are often switched off.
They're also faced with evictions.
Officials planned to allocate an empty piece of land in the south of Joburg.
But communities there protested, fearing a rise in crime.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has set up a commission of inquiry into the Marshalltown fire and other hijacked buildings. It will sit for a month.
While the accommodation battle continues, informal settlements continue to mushroom across the city.
eNCA’s efforts to get comment from the City of Johannesburg have been unsuccessful.
* eNCA’s Sonri Naidoo filed this report.