# Nearly 200 tenants of Thembelihle Village, a low-cost housing project in the Pretoria CBD, were forcibly evicted. Residents say they were charged excessive utility fees despite lacking basic services. Yeast City Housing cited non-payment of rent, illegal subletting, and ineligibility for social housing as reasons for eviction. Arrears reportedly total 60-million-rand, with some tenants refusing income verification.
200 Thembelihle Village tenants evicted over unpaid bills