Minister Lindiwe Zulu said the tragic building fire is a result of Apartheid that kept people under such conditions.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said Johannesburg has never had an incident like this where so many people die as a result of fire in the CBD.
The City of Johannesburg says the Joburg CBD building was raided in 2019 and was found to be occupied by 140 renting foreigners.
Social Development has deployed 16 social workers to provide assessment, trauma counselling and Psychosocial support in the Joburg CBD.
President Cyril Ramaphosa abruptly cancelled his Nation Address this evening to attend to the Joburg CBD fire disaster.
Herman Mashaba says his efforts to crack down on hijacked and dilapidated buildings were sidetracked by NGOs and the ANC government.
Though traffic may be slow during this time, JRA encouraged road users to be patient and considerate to fellow motorists.
Joburg (EMS) spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said emergency services responded to the building fire at the corner of Marshall and Phillip in the inner city at about 14:00.
On Wednesday, 2 August, the City of Johannesburg Manager Floyd Brink delivered the report on the Joburg CBD explosion.
City Manager Floyd Brink said they have already spent R4 million in experts’ services to probe the cause of the Joburg CBD explosion.
The Joburg CBD explosion report ruled out signs of people living in the tunnel and negligence from their side.
As progress in the Joburg CBD disaster, the City is in processes to declare the explosion a Local State of Disaster.
City Power has confirmed that they have switched on the power to some residents within the Joburg CBD who were affected by the explosion.
The City of Johannesburg officials found more damage in the Joburg CBD disaster precinct during a site inspection.
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has ruled any possibilities linking illegal miners in the JHB CBD explosion.
The iconic Nelson Mandela Bridge which separates Braamfontein and the Johannesburg CBD now looks as good as new.
The EFF revealed that Egoli Gas has refuted claims that the explosion in the JHB CBD was because of a gas pipeline or leak.
The Joburg Roads Agency updated that it has cordoned off the road that has collapsed in the CBD after a gas pipe line explosion.
Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has descended on the JHB CBD following the collapse of major roads this afternoon.
Stubborn illegal miners commonly known as Zama Zamas aren’t being ruled out for the JHB CBD gas explosion.
Corner Bree and Rissik Streets in the Johannesburg CBD have abruptly become hazardous for use after the road cracked open.
JMPD is now armed with a bucket and mop to deal with culprits urinating in public in the inner city of Johannesburg.
Three male suspects between the ages of 21 and 22 years were arrested after they were accused of raping a drunk woman in a flat in Jozi.
The five armed men were not hijackers, according to JMPD after they interviewed the suspected hijacking victim or Bolt driver.
JMPD Operations officers assisted in rescuing a young man who was minutes from committing suicide in the Johannesburg CBD