Following the devastating impact of the fire that tore through a hijacked building in Marshalltown, Johannesburg, questions have come to the fore about how these buildings actually came about and how severe the housing crisis, not only in the city, but across the country is. As revealed last week, the buildings are not only used as dilapidated centres of drug crimes and other illegal activities, but they are also used as housing – despite not being conducive for shelter. On today’s view of the nation, we delve into the housing crisis in the country through the lens of hijacked buildings. Lerato is joined by Patrick Phophi, Director of Housing at the City of Johannesburg, Angela Rivers, General Manager at Johannesburg Property Owners and Managers Association and Clarence Kwinana, a town planner and MD of Kwinana Town Planners.