Johannesburg – Johan and his wife thought their home in Bassonia, Johannesburg, was perfect. Their townhouse complex is near good schools, shopping malls, a golf course and city highways for easy access to provincial highways. In this quiet neighbourhood they owned a spacious house and were proud of their achievements.

But Johan (not his real name) and his wife were shocked when, during a residents’ annual general meeting one resident wanted it minuted that owners would never sell to black people should they decide to leave the complex. The AGM duly minuted the resolution.

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