Children in schools and homes, some of them for blind and autistic, are dying and injured in fires, and property is destroyed in market places
Fire is part of nature and has its uses but we need to learn how to live with it safely
Jazz percussionist Gontse Makhene is rebuilding his life after a devastating blaze at his home
Nduduzo Makhathini unpacks the philosophy and traditions behind his new album
A witness testified to covering up a murder that resulted in one of South Africa’s deadliest fires
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
A ‘domestic dispute’ is said to have been behind the blaze which destroyed a residential building in the city centre on Sunday
Two former mayors tell of Johannesburg’s challenges, which led to last week’s fatal blaze
The 80 Albert Street blaze was a tragedy waiting to happen – as are many other buildings in the city
As the ashes cool and xenophobia licks at our shared humanity, it is time for a reckoning with who we have become
At least 73 people have died and scores injured when the building they lived in burnt down
Gauteng Health officials say they haven’t seen the police forensic report yet
Defence does not rule out further action after bail dismissal
Although a legal framework exists, regulation and implementation fall through the cracks, as shown by the UPL chemical spill in KwaZulu-Natal
The City Hall was chosen for its technical infrastructure and for being the building from which Nelson Mandela gave his address when he was freed and when he was elected president
The sprinkler system was two years overdue for service and it’s unclear if the fire alarm at the legislature was active, the report by Cape Town’s chief fire officer notes
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation will look into the cause and extent of the fire
The joint standing committee on the financial management of parliament met about preliminary findings on fire damage
If the government is unwilling to ensure our patients’ basic constitutional right to access healthcare, it is time to investigate a private-public partnership to repair our facility
This is the fourth fire in in the area in recent weeks
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A report commissioned by South African National Parks has ruled out natural causes and negligence as reasons for the blaze
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality does little to improve the living conditions in shack settlements in Gqeberha, residents say
Actually, digitising archives is far more complex, expensive and arduous than it sounds
Many people will be experiencing the destruction to the campus after the blaze for the first time, having previously seen only photos of the aftermath
Students, alumni and staff share their memories and thoughts after blaze leaves a path of devastation at the UCT and its Jagger Reading Room
All the available resources from the private sector needed to be exhausted before the Air Force could be called in to assist in dousing in the flames
The fight for equality is valid but the burning down of our universities is not the revolution or decolonisation any of us should want
But among the items destroyed were 3 000 films in the African Studies collection
Clean-up operations and repairs to infrastructure are being initiated, while the full extent of the damage wrought by the fire is still being assessed
Fresh firefighting teams are expected to take over from the crews that battled the blaze throughout Monday evening
Authorities confirmed the fire had been largely contained by early Monday afternoon, although reports suggest the fire had jumped the road near Tafelberg Drive