Informal settlements dot South Africa's landscape

Al Jazeera English 2015-12-01

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For over 20 years, South Africa’s government has given free housing to more than 12 million people.

But it’s facing a backlog of two million homes, forcing many to live in poorly constructed settlements.

Al Jazeera's Fahmida Miller reports.

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