# South Africa’s hijacked buildings: Families live in unsafe Johannesburg properties

https://mins.news/en/video/83460

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-02 12:35 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1myf24FnnY

> South Africa has spent decades struggling to reclaim abandoned buildings taken over by criminals. Known as “hijacked buildings”, the mostly inner-city properties are controlled by people who are not their legal owners, leaving families living in unsafe conditions in Johannesburg.