In pictures: Joburg's crowded township

The demolition is to allow the shopping centre next door to be enlarged. Anna, who has lived for 13 years in the abandoned building on the site, is worried.

"I would like to stay here if they give me a house. I don't want a part-time place. I want a full-time place where I can live the rest of my life. If I go to a shack it will be a problem for the children."