City of Joburg developing a policy to manage expansion of informal settlements [SOUND]

# The City of Johannesburg is developing a separate policy framework to manage the expansion of informal settlements. With the number of illegal structures continuing to grow, the draft policy aims to provide a long-term strategy for their development and upgrading. Mayoral committee member for Human Settlements, Mlungisi Mabaso, told eNCA that drafting an informal settlements policy does not suggest that they are losing the battle to provide formal housing to residents: