Flat tenants living in fear

CASUALTIES: ONE FOUND DEAD, ANOTHER SHOT AND INJURED BY MANAGEMENT FIRM EMPLOYEE

- Masoka Dube

The 216 Mpumalanga families renting low-cost flats owned by the municipality are living in fear after a tenant was recently shot and injured, while another was found dead outside the premises.

The units, known as Uptown flats in Machadodorp, are owned by Emakhazeni municipality, but managed by Emakhazeni Housing Management.

A tenant, who declined to be identified, was shot in the stomach, allegedly during a confrontation with an employee of Emakhazeni Housing Management.

"I was shot in a fight with flat managers who just arrived and started disconnecting electricity in my apartment. One of them became rude and said the municipality sent them. I tried to stop them because I do pay for the electricity and a fight ensued.