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Robert Mulaudzi

Fire at Joburg Metro Centre causes immediate closure — mayor, city manager and Speaker moved out

Politics

Fire at Joburg Metro Centre causes immediate closure — mayor, city manager and Speaker moved out

By Ferial Haffajee

Johannesburg fire – 'I had to jump out from the third floor with my four-year-old'

South Africa

Johannesburg fire – 'I had to jump out from the third floor with my four-year-old'

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Joburg inner-city fire – at least 73 dead, over 50 hurt as flames tear through hijacked building

South Africa

Joburg inner-city fire – at least 73 dead, over 50 hurt as flames tear through hijacked building

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Bad weather stalls search for Alexandra churchgoers believed drowned in flash flood

South Africa

Bad weather stalls search for Alexandra churchgoers believed drowned in flash flood

By Michelle Banda

Helen Joseph Hospital was declared a fire hazard before the 2010 World Cup — little has been fixed since

South Africa

Helen Joseph Hospital was declared a fire hazard before the 2010 World Cup — little has been fixed since

By Mark Heywood

Raging fire guts stores at Protea Gardens Mall in Soweto

South Africa

Raging fire guts stores at Protea Gardens Mall in Soweto

By Bheki C. Simelane