The day that was: JHB CBD squalor, NSPCA charges Malema, farewell PnP’s Ackerman
The day that was: JHB CBD squalor, NSPCA charges Malema, farewell PnP’s Ackerman Original Author Link click here to read complete story.. ... Read More
ConCourt ruling prevents eviction of illegal occupants in Joburg CBD
A 2011 Concourt ruling made it clear that if the City of Joburg cannot provide temporary emergency accommodation for illegal occupants of a building, they cannot be evicted. A screengrab of the hijacked Vannin Court building in Johannesburg. Picture: Orrin Singh/Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG – Thousands of illegal occupants of buildings ... Read More
There’s a need for spiritual rebuilding in Joburg after CBD fire
Joburg Council Speaker Colleen Makhubele joined a prayer walk, which was led by religious leaders on Wednesday, around the Marshalltown building that went up in flames last week. Joburg Council Speaker Colleen Makhubele participated in a a prayer walk on 6 September 2023 around the Marshalltown building that went up ... Read More
JHB residents live in fear after another CBD blast
On Tuesday, an explosion that injured five people occurred in Braamfontein while Egoli Gas employees were conducting maintenance on its pipelines, marking the second blast to hit the inner city in just two months. Officials said that Egoli Gas employees were carrying out maintenance work on a pipeline on Bertha ... Read More
Survivors of Joburg CBD fire stressed about what the future holds for them
Close to 300 survivors are being temporarily housed at three shelters across Johannesburg. A fire engine is seen extinguishing a fire at a building in Marshalltown in the Johannesburg CBD on 31 August 2023. Picture: @GautengHealth/X JOHANNESBURG – Hundreds of survivors of the Marshalltown building fire, which claimed the lives ... Read More
GP Health Dept says it’s on track to complete Joburg CBD fire post-mortems
The department said by Saturday evening, pathologists had conducted post-mortems on 58 bodies and were only left with 16 to be concluded on Sunday. Johannesburg emergency services attend to a fire in the Johannesburg CBD on 31 August 2023. Picture: Tamika Gounden/Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG – The Gauteng Health Department (GDoH) ... Read More