Fire
Over 70 people left homeless after Khayelitsha fire
Fire victims say they do not have the means to rebuild their homes
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Brief | 21 October 2024
Trash dumped at councillor’s office in electricity protest
Power has not been restored for a year to Dunoon fire victims
Brief | 26 September 2024
Woman in wheelchair narrowly escapes death in Dunoon shack fire
Nearly 50 people left homeless
Brief | 9 September 2024
Mike Ngulube’s desperate search for his baby’s body
A year after the Marshalltown fire which killed Memory and her mother Joyce, the child’s body has not been returned to her father
News | 6 September 2024
Survivors mark anniversary of tragic Marshalltown fire
100 people gather at Usindiso building to light candles
Brief | 2 September 2024
Hijacked building fire survivors say their new living conditions are unbearable
Four people died and more than 200 people were displaced when a fire broke out at yet another hijacked building in Jeppestown
News | 27 August 2024
Marshalltown fire survivors to launch class action against City of Johannesburg
A year after the tragedy, survivors and families of those who died in the Usindiso building want compensation
News | 26 August 2024
Eastern Cape health centre doesn’t comply with fire safety rules
The Dutywa Health Centre, where the incinerator room was gutted by fire on Saturday, does not have a valid compliance certificate
News | 21 August 2024
Shops destroyed by fire in downtown Joburg
Ward councillor believes the building had been hijacked
Brief | 19 August 2024