Mayor Dan Plato has condemned 'organised building hi-jacking' at Goedehoop Rental Complex in Brooklyn over the weekend. Around 24 social rental apartments are reportedly now illegally occupied following an organised invasion. The complex is run by social housing institution Communicare.

Mayor Dan Plato has condemned ‘organised building hi-jacking’ at Goedehoop Rental Complex in Brooklyn over the weekend. Around 24 social rental apartments are reportedly now illegally occupied following an organised invasion. The complex is run by social housing institution Communicare.

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15 March 2021

Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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Mayor Dan Plato has condemned ‘organised building hi-jacking’ at Goedehoop Rental Complex in Brooklyn over the weekend. Around 24 social rental apartments are reportedly now illegally occupied following an organised invasion. The complex is run by social housing institution Communicare.

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