The old Yeoville police station in Joburg has been taken over by desperate families who occupy the 23 rooms that were once offices.
The building on Kenmere Road was invaded in 2016, soon after a new police station was constructed nearby in 2014. The 23 families who have hijacked it dont pay for water and electricity.
According to a report by the Khampepe commission of inquiry, which investigated the Usindiso fire that claimed 76 lives in August 2023, some community members use the building as an ablution point and fetch water from it with buckets.