Slovo Park could be a Joburg success, but residents have lost hope in elections

Daily Maverick | 24.10.2026 13:00
Tshediso Moses Poshodi was 35-years-old in 2016 when he sat in the Johannesburg High Court, nervously awaiting the fate of Slovo Park, the informal settlement he had called home for more than 15 years. The air was thick with anticipation. Seated with bated breath, Poshodi and his fellow Slovo representatives listened tensely to the judge’s verdict.