Episode

Joburg’s Upper Houghton mansions ‘now slumlord dumps’

Podcast: Daily Maverick
Published: May 22, 2026
Duration seconds: 257
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Summary

The Joburg heritage area of Upper Houghton is facing severe pressure as historic homes are being vandalised, occupied and falling into disrepair. Daily Maverick’s Anna Cox explains.