Joburg’s Upper Houghton mansions ‘now slumlord dumps’ — government admits failure

Daily Maverick | 30.03.2026 02:43
Young Avenue, bordering Bellevue East in Upper Houghton, was once a quiet, well-maintained residential street, but slumlords, the neglect of the Department of Public Works and the City of Johannesburg’s failures are fast turning the area into a dumping ground for overcrowded and poorly managed properties, with mansions being turned into high-density rental dumps.