Joburg Fire
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Joburg fire: Housing policy fails people – and the economy
The country’s biggest city will continue to grow as people seek jobs and a better life. But a ‘resentment’ towards urbanisation has prevented the government from unlocking its…
IN PICTURES: Joburg’s bad policies and burnt buildings
Inside the city’s housing disaster with Delwyn Verasamy
Why I chose but now question living in downtown Johannesburg
My choice of residence has always been out in the bush, or skyscrapers. My work required the skyscrapers
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
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
62 Joburg fire corpses still unidentified
City officials this week started raiding buildings that have been hijacked in an effort to curb illegal occupation
UPDATED: Illegal electricity connections unlikely cause of fire in hijacked Joburg building, says forensic investigator
Crime syndicate bosses will start a fire to remove tenants from a building they would like to occupy
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
Joburg fire victims contravened by-laws, says speaker
People were illegally constructing homes or occupying buildings ‘willy-nilly’
At least 64 dead as fire guts Joburg building
Johannesburg mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, is expected to attend the scene later this morning