Speaking during a media briefing in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said that teething problems had prevented the commission from starting.
The police s deputy national commissioner for crime detection, Shadrack Sibiya, said Crime Intelligence was working behind the scenes to provide data on syndicates involved in the hijacking of buildings.
On 31 August, a blaze ripped through an illegally occupied building on 80 Albert Street in Johannesburg’s inner city, killing 77 people and leaving scores injured. The event highlighted the ongoing battle between residents, the city and building hijackers. Eyewitness News takes a deeper look.
Private property developers continue to lambast the City of Joburg, saying officials have allowed the inner city to collapse into a state beyond repair.