Deadly blaze in Joburg prompts debate over ‘hijacked’ buildings
Johannesburg – Search dogs looked for bodies on Friday in a Johannesburg building that went up in flames killing... Read more
1 Sep, 2023
Survivors of horrific Joburg building fire tell their stories
Omar Arafat holds a photo of his sister Joyce Arafat. Her whereabouts after Thursday’s fire in a building in... Read more
1 Sep, 2023
NGOs respond to being blamed for Johannesburg fire
A fireman enters the building on the corner of Albert and Delvers streets in the centre of Johannesburg in... Read more
1 Sep, 2023
‘This is a great tragedy’ – Ramaphosa mourns loss of lives in Joburg fire
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness following the death of more than 70 people in... Read more
31 Aug, 2023
Johannesburg fire: photos and interviews with an eye witness and rescuer
Death toll now 73 and expected to rise By Ihsaan Haffejee GroundUp The bodies of victims of a fire... Read more
31 Aug, 2023
Joburg fire update: ‘Many burned bodies were found stashed at that gate’
Cape Town – A fire that engulfed a five-storey building killed more than 60 people including children in central... Read more
31 Aug, 2023
WATCH | Building fire in Johannesburg kills 52
Johannesburg – More than 50 people have died in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg... Read more
31 Aug, 2023
Hawaii wildfire toll tops 100
Kahului — The number of people known to have died in the horrific wildfire that levelled a Hawaiian town... Read more
16 Aug, 2023
‘I had never seen such a thing in my life’ – Family devastated as dad, son found embraced in charred home
Cape Town – A tragic incident in Kariega, outside Gqeberha, has reportedly left a family and community haunted by... Read more
7 Aug, 2023
Third firefighter dies battling massive blazes in Canada
Montreal — A firefighter has died battling one of the massive blazes devastating Canada’s forests this year, British Columbia’s... Read more
31 Jul, 2023
