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Former Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)
ALBERT STREET

Joburg CBD: How politics brought the city to its knees

Two former mayors tell of Johannesburg’s challenges, which led to last week’s fatal blaze

  • Lizeka Tandwa
  • Paddy Harper
9 min read
ALBERT STREET

80 Albert Street: ‘It was a place for poor people, it’s not like we wanted to stay there’

The 80 Albert Street blaze was a tragedy waiting to happen – as are many other buildings in the city

  • Sheree Bega
10 min read
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”
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Joburg building engulfed by fire, killing 74, was a ‘hijacked’ shelter for women and children

The fire that gutted the building might have been caused by illegal electricity connections, officials said

  • Umamah Bakharia
4 min read