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Marshalltown victims still waiting for housing
It’s been nearly three months since the fire at Usindiso house in Marshalltown killed over 70 people, and left other…
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Lawyer says deporting Marshalltown fire survivors not in the interest of justice
The lawyers representing the Marshalltown fire survivors said the deportation of undocumented migrants who stayed at the uSindiso building was…
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Public Safety MMC: Joburg CBD fire commission venue non-compliant for years
It has emerged that the commission into the deadly Usindiso building fire was being held at a venue without a…
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Joburg firefighter recalls efforts to save toddler from Usindiso building fire
A firefighter has recalled how Joburg search and rescue teams struggled to save a two-year-old child during the deadly Marshalltown…
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Inquiry into Marshalltown building fire begins
Horrific details have emerged of the moments when emergency services struggled to rescue residents of the Usindiso building in Marshalltown.…
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Usindiso building fire inquiry says death toll may be 76 not 77
The Commission of Inquiry into the Usindiso building fire said preliminary investigations have revealed that the death toll in the…
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Joburg CBD building fire commission of inquiry set for late October
The proceedings of the commission of inquiry into the Usindiso building fire in Marshalltown that killed 77 people will begin…
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No injuries after fire breaks out at Joburg building
Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) have responded to yet another fire at a building in Berea in the Joburg CBD. It…
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Premier Lesufi explains why start of Marshalltown fire inquiry has been delayed
The Gauteng government says cost difficulties are delaying the start of the Marshalltown fire inquiry. In September, the provincial government…
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Marshalltown fire: Families of deceased allegedly extorted for R700 as 44 bodies lay unclaimed
While more than 40 bodies of the 77 bodies pulled from the Marshalltown building debris lay unclaimed in Gauteng mortuaries,…
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We need to get rid of illegal connections says City of Joburg
The City of Johannesburg says illegal connections must be removed. This is in response to people illegally occupying derelict buildings…
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Gauteng government vows to keep costs of Marshalltown fire inquiry down
The Gauteng government said it did not have a budget set aside for the commission of inquiry into the Marshalltown…
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City Power to cut the lights for hijacked buildings in down town Joburg
The City of Joburg is set to cut the lights at several hijacked buildings in the inner city on Wednesday…
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Gauteng Social Dev refutes claims of holding Marshalltown fire building lease agreement
The Gauteng Department of Social Development has refuted claims by the City of Johannesburg that they held a lease agreement…
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Joburg officials reclaim hijacked JMPD impound
Johannesburg officials have reclaimed a Johannesburg Metro Police Department impound that had been hijacked. Officials reclaimed the property and arrested…
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Commission of inquiry into Joburg CBD fire yet to finalise reference terms
A commission of inquiry into the deadly Marshalltown fire that claimed 77 lives is yet to finalize its terms of…
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Law enforcement officials pounce on hijacked Joburg buildings
Law enforcement officials are on Tuesday embarking on an inspection of a hijacked building on Pietersen Street in Johannesburg’s CBD.…
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Council sitting to fathom the scale of hijacked buildings following Joburg CBD fire
Details around the Marshalltown building fire will be deliberated during a council sitting by the City of Johannesburg on Tuesday…
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Families await the painstaking identification process following Joburg fire
The families of those who perished in the blaze that engulfed a hijacked apartment building in Johannesburg are stepping forward…
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Families of Joburg fire victims urged to identify their loved ones
Gauteng Health is urging families of victims to identify their loved ones at Diepkloof and Hillbrow mortuaries. More than 70…
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