Tag: Johannesburg
There has been little water for many people in Johannesburg for weeks
As of: March 22, 2024 5:51 p.m Many people in Johannesburg have been suffering from a lack of water for weeks. This is not only due to the ongoing heat…
Murder linked to drug trafficking caused deadly Johannesburg fire
It is a settling of scores against a backdrop of drug trafficking which is at the origin of one of the deadliest fires in the world in the last 20…
After a major fire in Johannesburg: Suspect arrested
As of: January 24, 2024 10:16 a.m More than 70 people died in a major fire in central Johannesburg last summer. Apparently it was a case of arson. Now a…
Eleven dead in platinum mine accident
The elevator collapsed as workers were being brought up at the end of their workday. Eleven people died accidentally in a South African platinum mine on Monday, the company that…
More than 500 miners trapped underground due to union dispute
More than 500 South African miners have been stuck underground for more than thirty-six hours on Tuesday due to an impasse between rival unions, police and unions have learned. The…
South Africa’s ailing infrastructure: “Two weeks a month without water”
As of: September 30, 2023 11:40 a.m Dilapidated infrastructure, sabotage, corruption – the water crisis in South Africa has the same reasons as the electricity crisis. But now the enormous…
After the great fire: The kidnapped houses of Johannesburg
As of: September 10, 2023 4:23 p.m 77 people died in late August when a house in Johannesburg that had been “hijacked” by gangs caught fire. There are hundreds of…
South Africa: 74 dead in major fire in Johannesburg
South Africa 74 dead in major fire in Johannesburg Firefighters battle the blaze in Johannesburg. photo © Uncredited/AP/dpa Hundreds of people are living illegally in a vacant building in Johannesburg.…
Dead after fire in Johannesburg: “People were trapped”
Status: 08/31/2023 6:45 p.m At least 73 people have died in a fire in Johannesburg. The cause of the fire is still unclear. But what the fire has already triggered:…
Video: At least 73 dead in major fire in Johannesburg, South Africa
According to the authorities, the cause of this fire disaster is still unclear. Apparently, the actually vacant, multi-storey building was inhabited by homeless people. According to the authorities, the cause…