Joburg plans to expropriate private property for Usindiso Building redevelopment after deadly fire
By Loyiso Sidimba | Published Mar 27, 2025
The City of Johannesburg is planning to redevelop the Usindiso Building block, where 76 people died in a fire last year. The municipality may use the new Expropriation Act to acquire privately-owned properties in the area if owners are unwilling to sell, with plans to create affordable rental housing that could house four times the previous population.