South African city set to seize land

By Krista Mahr
Updated October 19 2018 - 9:31pm, first published 9:27pm
The new development could create housing for people like Somsy Matso, a local community leader
The new development could create housing for people like Somsy Matso, a local community leader

As South Africa's passionate debate over land redistribution grows, one city outside Johannesburg is preparing what the mayor calls a "test case" for the nation - the seizure of hundreds of acres of land from private owners, without paying for it, to build low-cost housing.

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