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Podcast: First Take SA
Episode: Tensions high in Germiston over evictions of council flats
Description: Tensions are high in Germiston, where evictions at council flats have sparked protests and accusations of municipal negligence. The Forum of South Africans (FOSA) has condemned the torching of Home Affairs offices and illegal occupations but points the finger at Ekurhuleni Municipality for allowing the crisis to escalate. FOSA claims corrupt municipal officials enabled illegal occupants to reside in the flats for over a decade, only for them to now face eviction for non-payment or unlawful tenancy. Elvis Presslin spoke to National Leader of the Forum for South Africa, Tebogo Mashilompane