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Durban residents oppose student housing

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Sydenham residents protest along Lacey Road in Durban on Monday to oppose the conversion of a building near their homes into student accommodation. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Residents of Sydenham protested along busy Lacey Road in Durban on Monday to show their opposition to a building near their homes being converted into student accommodation.
They held placards that read: “No unauthorised student accommodation” and “Protect our residential area”.
They claim the suburb is overcrowded and that communities are not consulted properly before developments are approved.
The mostly elderly protesters, who say they’ve lived in the area for decades, worry that students will change its quiet character.
Several people said that at least three buildings are being converted into student accommodation and…

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