More than 1.2-million South African households remain without registered title deeds, and more than 30 000 of these date back to pre-1994. The City of Cape Town is second highest in this regard. John Maytham speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day political correspondent, about the implications of the backlog.

Tags human settlements minister Thembisile Simelane, title deeds, backlog, home owners, city of cape town, constitution, pre-1994, municipalities,