Watch - Joburg’s Upper Houghton mansions ‘now slumlord dumps’
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“The Joburg heritage area of Upper Houghton is facing severe pressure as historic homes are being vandalised, occupied and falling into disrepair.”
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The provided evidence does not contain any information regarding the current state of homes in Upper Houghton, vandalism, or illegal occupation. The web search results are generic dictionary definitions of 'historic' or unrelated tools for Los Angeles. The Wikipedia entries confirm the existence and location of Houghton Estate and Munro Drive in Johannesburg, but they do not mention the specific claims of decay or pressure facing the heritage area. No news reports or specific articles were provided in the evidence to corroborate or refute the claim.
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— Houghton Estate, often simply called Houghton, is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, north-east of the city centre. The area was designated for white residents as part of the Group Area…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houghton_Estate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houghton_Estate
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— Munro Drive is a suburban pass through the Linksfield Ridge on the Witwatersrand range in Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects the suburbs of Upper and Lower Houghton. The drive is about 900 metres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munro_Drive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munro_Drive
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— The Witwatersrand (UK: , US also ; Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˌvətˌvɑːtərsˈrant]; locally the Rand or, less commonly, the Reef) is a 56-kilometre-long (35 mi), north-facing scarp in South Africa. It co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witwatersrand
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