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On 31 August 2023 at around 01:30 SAST, a fire engulfed an illegally occupied government-owned building in Johannesburg, South Africa; 77 people were killed and 88 others were injured. [1] [2] [3] It was one of the deadliest fires in South African history. [4]
At least 73 dead in Johannesburg fire. Thursday 31 August 2023 09:32, Maryam Zakir-Hussain. The death toll from the Johannesburg building fire has now risen to 73, state broadcaster SABC has reported.
At least 73 dead in Johannesburg fire. Thursday 31 August 2023 09:32, Maryam Zakir-Hussain. The death toll from the Johannesburg building fire has now risen to 73, state broadcaster SABC has reported.
The fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. local time, when many people inside the building were asleep. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa called it a “tragedy.” Fire worst in recent memory
20 September – Three members of the South African Navy are killed and five others are rescued when large waves hit a submarine near Kommetjie, Western Cape. [16] 28 October – 2023 Rugby World Cup: South Africa wins a record fourth Webb Ellis Cup after defeating New Zealand 12–11 in the final. [17]
In the ANC caucus, former members included Thuliswa Nkabinde-Khawe (died November 2019), [2] Kgosientso Ramokgopa (resigned November 2019), [3] Mapiti Matsena (died July 2020), [4] Dumisani Dakile (sworn in June 2019, resigned November 2020), [5] [6] Lindiwe Lasindwa (died August 2021), [7] former Premier David Makhura (resigned October 2022), [8] and Petrus Mabunda (resigned February 2023).
A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown five-story building in Johannesburg that was occupied by homeless people and squatters, killing at least 73 people early Thursday, emergency services in ...
As a largely working-class seat, Jeppes was an early stronghold of the South African Labour Party.At the first general election in 1910, the seat was won by Labour party leader Frederic Creswell, who moved to the newly created seat of Bezuidenhout in 1915, and the rump Jeppes seat (renamed Siemert for this election only) was won by fellow Labour member Harry Sampson.