Loved ones who perished in the Joburg building fire
We spoke to surviving relatives at the Hofland Community Centre shelter By Kimberly Mutandiro GroundUp (From left to right)... Read more
9 Sep
300 occupants share one tap and one toilet in Joburg ‘dark building’
The entrance to the Nugget Street Express Building in Johannesburg’s city centre. Text by Chris Gilili. Photos by Ihsaan... Read more
7 Sep
Residents of Johannesburg’s ‘dark buildings’ fear for their lives after deadly fire
“How many times must I burn before someone can hear my cry?” asks Sibongiseni Ndlovu, who lives in a... Read more
5 Sep
Johannesburg building fire survivor reveals shocking overcrowding
Cape Town – In the aftermath of the Marshalltown building fire in Johannesburg, a resident named Moses White, who... Read more
3 Sep
Dramatic Sydney blaze consumes seven-storey building
Sydney — More than 130 firefighters battled towering flames and thick smoke on Thursday as a huge blaze consumed... Read more
25 May
SEE | Minnie Dlamini rebuilds her mom’s house
Cape Town – Media personality and actress Minnie Dlamini has decided to spoil her mother and father by rebuilding... Read more
10 May
Lagos commissioner quits over building collapse
Lagos – A Nigerian state commissioner in charge of construction safety and oversight in Lagos has resigned, a day after... Read more
7 Sep, 2022
Death toll in Nigeria building collapse rises to five
Lagos – The death toll in a building collapse in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos rose to five on Monday after... Read more
6 Sep, 2022
Two dead after Lagos building collapse
Lagos – At least two people were killed and more were trapped on Sunday after a seven-story unfinished building... Read more
4 Sep, 2022
At least five killed in Ivory Coast building collapse
Abidjan – At least five people have died after a building collapsed in Ivory Coast’s economic hub Abidjan, emergency... Read more
8 Mar, 2022
