Usindiso building should have shut down in 2018, inquiry into deadly blaze hears
The Johannesburg Property Company recommended in 2018 that the Usindiso building, where 76 people died during a fire in 2023, should be closed.
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The Johannesburg Property Company recommended in 2018 that the Usindiso building, where 76 people died during a fire in 2023, should be closed.
Sithembiso Lawrence Mdlalose faces charges of arson, 76 counts of murder and 86 counts of attempted murder after admitting to having started the fire, which also left hundreds of people displaced.
Mboza was among the residents of EmaXhoseni who illegally occupied the building.
A witness has told the commission of inquiry into the fire at the Usindiso building that an unnamed Johannesburg councillor could have been a landlord of shacks inside the building.
A witness has told the commission of inquiry into the fire at the Usindiso building that an unnamed Johannesburg councillor could have been a landlord of shacks inside the building.