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80 Albert Street in Marshalltown caught fire last year and claimed the lives of 77 people.
MARSHALLTOWN FIRE JUSTICE CAMPAIGN

Usindiso fire victims want the City of Johannesburg to compensate them

The commission of inquiry into the fire that killed 77 people in August has found the city guilty of negligence This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers.…

  • Umamah Bakharia
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The five-storey building that caught fire and claimed the lives of 77 people in Marshalltown was leased to the provincial development department for a shelter for abused women and children before it was “hijacked”
MARSHALLTOWN FIRE JUSTICE CAMPAIGN

Commission of Inquiry continues to hear testimonies of Usindiso fire that killed 77

A witness testified to covering up a murder that resulted in one of South Africa’s deadliest fires This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…

  • Umamah Bakharia
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80 Albert Street in Marshalltown caught fire last year and claimed the lives of 77 people.
MARSHALLTOWN FIRE JUSTICE CAMPAIGN

Man due in court after confessing to starting Marshalltown building fire which killed 77

The commission of inquiry into the fire at the Usindiso building heard that a witness was trying to conceal a murder when he set the building alight This content is restricted to…

  • Umamah Bakharia
1 min read
The ANC’s top seven will handle the selection process for mayoral candidates after rules were tightened. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
2024 ELECTIONS

The ANC’s ‘Big A’ blame game

The ruling party would have our country relitigate the past ad nauseam. We need solutions not blame

  • Mmusi Maimane
8 min read
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HIJACKED BUILDINGS JOHANNESBURG

At least 64 dead as fire guts Joburg building

Johannesburg mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, is expected to attend the scene later this morning

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  • MG Reporter
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