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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced an inquiry into the fire. [19] While government officials blamed the crisis on NGOs, who prevented the previous attempts to evict occupiers from similar properties, [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] NGOs and inner city property owners argued that it was the duty of the City of Johannesburg to maintain buildings ...
41 people were killed by the explosion. [2] 40 people were initially injured and hospitalised after the explosion, many of whom later succumbed to their wounds.[1] [16] Eight people were killed immediately during the blast, or else succumbed before paramedics arrived on the scene, while the other victims died at hospital. [17]
Bennie Smit, owner of Braeside farm near Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape, claimed that he as well as local police fired shots at an unknown object described as a fireball that changed color during the morning of 26 June 1971. [4]
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
By February 2022 there were 1,169 out-of-service police vehicles in Gauteng, not counting those stolen from stations, [59] which affected visible policing, detective services and support. [60] Of 5,781 police vehicles in Gauteng, 1,407 or almost a quarter were out of order in 2020, which negatively affected reaction times and visible policing.
Here is Fox News Digital's list of the most disastrous freak accidents in 2024. Multiple People Electrocuted In ‘Freak Accident’ While Enjoying Swim In Pool: Police
The Westdene dam disaster was a bus accident that took place in Westdene, near Johannesburg, South Africa, on 27 March 1985. [1] Of the 72 occupants, 42 drowned inside the submerged bus and two were declared deceased shortly after being taken to a nearby hospital. The remaining 30, including the bus driver, were rescued.
The Oppenheimer Stadium disaster became one of the most severe sporting accidents in South African history. [1] Spectators poured into the Ellis Park Stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, for the local Soweto derby association football match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. There was a 60,000-capacity crowd in ...