Fire
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
Joburg fire survivor pleads for help to recover his baby’s body
Marshalltown Fire Justice Campaign calls for City to compensate victims and release remaining bodies at the morgue
News | 31 July 2024
We had no water to put out the flames, say victims of Durban shack fire
Pregnant woman dies as 200 shacks gutted
News | 15 July 2024
Hundreds left outside in the cold and wet after Dunoon shack fire
On Tuesday afternoon, community leaders were still coordinating relief efforts for fire victims at Doornbach informal settlement in Cape Town
Brief | 7 May 2024