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Fire

‘We warned you’ — Joburg ignored years of alerts before four Mayfair toddlers died in fire

Maverick News

‘We warned you’ — Joburg ignored years of alerts before four Mayfair toddlers died in fire

By Ferial Haffajee

Latest wildfire highlights complexity of managing fynbos in the Table Mountain National Park

Our Burning Planet

Latest wildfire highlights complexity of managing fynbos in the Table Mountain National Park

By Kristin Engel

Two fires within a week at Tembisa Hospital are not linked – deputy health minister

Maverick Citizen

Two fires within a week at Tembisa Hospital are not linked – deputy health minister

By Bheki C. Simelane

How a fire undid decades of conservation and led to the likely extinction of the Brenton blue butterfly

South Africa

How a fire undid decades of conservation and led to the likely extinction of the Brenton blue butterfly

By Kristin Engel

Fire risks rise in Gauteng reserves while staff suspension delay costs taxpayers R1.3m

South Africa

Fire risks rise in Gauteng reserves while staff suspension delay costs taxpayers R1.3m

By Julia Evans

In pictures – Wildfire rips through Los Angeles suburbs as citizens brace for more hardship

Maverick Life

In pictures – Wildfire rips through Los Angeles suburbs as citizens brace for more hardship

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

Fatal pre-dawn fire devastates Masiphumelele

Maverick Citizen

Fatal pre-dawn fire devastates Masiphumelele

By Brenton Geach

Table Mountain cableway blaze sparks probe amid largest coordinated emergency rescue in decades

South Africa

Table Mountain cableway blaze sparks probe amid largest coordinated emergency rescue in decades

By Lisakanya Venna

About 400 people evacuated from Table Mountain after cable station blaze contained

Maverick News

About 400 people evacuated from Table Mountain after cable station blaze contained

By Victoria O’Regan and Lisakanya Venna

Families of 2023 Usindiso fire victims still waiting for bodies to be released

Maverick Citizen

Families of 2023 Usindiso fire victims still waiting for bodies to be released

By Michelle Banda

Young survivors of Usindiso fire still unplaced in schools — despite government commitments

Maverick Citizen

Young survivors of Usindiso fire still unplaced in schools — despite government commitments

By Michelle Banda

A 28-year-old man arrested after devastating Fish Hoek fire

South Africa

A 28-year-old man arrested after devastating Fish Hoek fire

By Steve Kretzmann for GroundUp