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Tragedy: Officials at the building in George which collapsed on 6 May. Teams are still digging for the bodies of missing workers. Photo: Willie van Tonder/AFP
75 VICTORIA STREET

George building collapse: Firm ‘working with the authorities’

The contractor says that it is cooperating in probes into the collapse

  • Umamah Bakharia
4 min read
Rescue teams on site as operations continue at 75 Victoria Street, George (George municipality)
CIBD

Preliminary findings show compliance gap led to George building collapse

The death toll in the George building collapse has reached 33 and 19 people are still missing This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…

  • Umamah Bakharia
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The death toll from the building collapse in George, Western Cape, has reached 27
ARTICLE

Death toll from George building collapse reaches 27

So far, 56 people have been rescued from the debris, but 25 have still not been found

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read
Search-and-rescue operations continue after a four-storey block of flats under construction in George collapsed on Monday. Photo: Jaco Marais/Die Burger/Gallo Images via Getty Images
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR BUILDING COLLAPSE

Thulas Nxesi emphasises workers’ rights over nationality in George building collapse

The Department of Employment and Labour said the compensation fund will only be reviewed once the investigation into the cause of the collapse can be determined

  • Umamah Bakharia
4 min read