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Melrose: blend of hype and heritage
The Johannesburg suburb remains one of those rare ones that feel historic and perfectly ahead of the curve
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
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