Baloyi’s invoice to the municipality works out to R14,000 per shack, which is just 3,5 square metres with a hardboard door and a single window. The shacks have no foundation and no ceiling, and water seeps through the roof. There are also gaps in the corner between the shack’s wooden frame and zinc walls.
Most of the 28 youths who addressed President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is campaigning in the Western Cape this week, raised their frustrations about the lack of jobs.