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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 building in which 74 people died as a result of a fire belonged to the City
The City of Johannesburg says the Joburg CBD building was raided in 2019 and was found to be occupied by 140 renting foreigners.
According to Makhubele, boxes of spy equipment were found in a safe at the city’s Group Forensics and Investigation Services (GFIS) building, which she claims was used to unlawfully spy on councillors and city officials, including herself.