Medical Marijuana Program Connection

GP Health Dept says it’s on track to complete Joburg CBD fire post-mortems

MMP News AuthorSeptember 3, 2023

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

GP Health Dept yet to ascertain origin of 4 body parts

MMP News AuthorSeptember 2, 2023

Jacques Nelles | Families are still looking for missing loved ones, while survivors of the Johannesburg CBD fire that has claimed a reported 74 lives are temporarily being housed at a recreational centre. ... Read More

Joburg CBD fire ‘wake-up call’ for govt to provide habitable housing

MMP News AuthorAugust 31, 2023

Ramaphosa made his way to the scene on Thursday evening for an oversight visit. He was accompanied by the City of Joburg officials and the Gauteng Premier – Panyaza Lesufi. President Cyril Ramaphosa made his way to the scene of a fire that tore through a five-story building and claimed ... Read More

Joburg CBD fire death toll passes 60; EMS expects figure to rise

MMP News AuthorAugust 31, 2023

Early on Thursday morning, the five-storey Osindiso building on the corner of Albert and Delver streets in Marshalltown caught alight. Johannesburg emergency services attend to a fire in the Johannesburg CBD on 31 August 2023. Picture: Tamika Gounden/Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG – The death toll from the building fire in the ... Read More

CT police nab two suspects in major marijuana bust

MMP News AuthorAugust 30, 2023

The pair were nabbed in Philippi on Monday by police after they received a tip-off about a marijuana storage facility in the area. Cape Town police arrested two suspects in Schaapkraal after they were found compressing and sealing dagga in bags with an estimated street value of R1.5 million. Picture: ... Read More

Joburg street vendors battling to recover after CBD gas explosion

MMP News AuthorAugust 13, 2023

Last month, a methane gas explosion on the street destroyed a long stretch of road, leading to the closure of many streets that intersect with Lillian Ngoyi. Bree Street in the Johannesburg CBD two days after a gas explosion ripped the road apart on 19 July 2023. Picture: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness ... Read More