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Woman due in court over Joburg building fire that killed two
National
/ 22 January 2024

Woman due in court over Joburg building fire that killed two

A ‘domestic dispute’ is said to have been behind the blaze which destroyed a residential building in the city centre on Sunday

By Umamah Bakharia
Joburg CBD: How politics brought the city to its knees
Politics
/ 8 September 2023

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

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
80 Albert Street: ‘It was a place for poor people, it’s not like we wanted to stay there’
National
/ 8 September 2023

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

By Sheree Bega
62 Joburg fire corpses still unidentified
National
/ 7 September 2023

62 Joburg fire corpses still unidentified

City officials this week started raiding buildings that have been hijacked in an effort to curb illegal occupation

By Umamah Bakharia
UPDATED: Illegal electricity connections unlikely cause of fire in hijacked Joburg building, says forensic investigator
National
/ 5 September 2023

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

By Umamah Bakharia
Joburg building engulfed by fire, killing 74, was a ‘hijacked’ shelter for women and children
National
/ 31 August 2023

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

By Umamah Bakharia

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