South Africa: City of Joburg Shuttered Task Team That Should Have Cleaned Up Building in Which 73 Died allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This is a tragedy that should not have happened. As with the recent explosion, caused by maintenance failures, that ripped up an inner-city street, callous politicians and officials have allowed Johannesburg to decline into a deathtrap especially for the most vulnerable.
City shuttered task team that should have cleaned up building where 73 died in Joburg fire. Exposed: the complete list of 57 hijacked buildings in the inner city.
The eighth presidential imbizo, held in Sekhukhune, was almost hijacked by a ‘rent-a-crowd’ with a political agenda as residents faced Cyril Ramaphosa and officials over water shortages, poverty, bad roads, unemployment, illegal mining and a lack of education facilities.
The Patriotic Alliance won Ward 7 in Ennerdale and Finetown in the deep south of Johannesburg off the ANC in the latest round of by-elections, while the DA increased its percentage vote share in all four wards it was defending. The ANC had a good win in Mkhondo in Mpumalanga and there were sign.