BCL evicts illegal occupants

Friday, September 14, 2018

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Illegal occupants of BCL hostels were left stranded with their property on Wednesday morning as the mine repossessed the units.

As some occupants relocated after the mine’s closure, those remaining decided to illegally allocate themselves rooms adjacent to theirs in a bid to better their living conditions as a majority of them stayed sandwiched with families in one small-roomed houses.

Staying with families was also against the mine’s housing policy as the hostels were designed for bachelors.

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BCL evicts illegal occupants

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Illegal occupants of BCL hostels were left stranded with their property on Wednesday morning as the mine repossessed the units.

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