Social Worker and son facing eviction from home - 1953

Drum Magazine, October 1953 - Gray Mbau, 27-year-old Social Worker, lives with wife Louisa, son Jethron and niece Edna in pleasant Sophiatown, Johannesburg, cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Mbau are two of 75, 000 to be snatched from Johannesburg homes. He bought his freehold property in 1951 for 1250 Rand but under the Snatch Act it is evaluated at 500 Rand. He stopped all improvements through the Act so he should not lose more money. (Photograph by Drum Photographer - Baileys Archives) NEG 283 FRAME 12

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1250 75000 Baileys Bought Edna Evaluated Freehold Improvements Jethron Lose Louisa Mbau Niece Pleasant Rand Snatch Snatched Sophiatown Stopped

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