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.
One of more than 60 commuters who escaped a fire that burnt a bus to ashes on Friday morning says if it wasn't for the early warning signs they could have all died in the inferno.