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Alex hostels converted into flatsAlexandra is rapidly turning into a destination in its own right, thanks to the Gautrain station, the Alexandra Renewal Project (ARP), housing, improved infrastructure and facilities, and the Pan African shopping centre. By Lucille DavieAlex renewal being bolsteredHouses in Extension 7 are going up 50 at a time, and when the area is completed at the end of February, some 1,407 houses will be occupied by former shack dwellers. By Lucille DavieBombani to shelter abused womenA new, purpose-built Bombani Safe House for Abused Women opened in Alexandra last month, where up to 20 women and their children will be able to get help. By Ndaba Dlamini