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News articles relating to the 2023 Johannesburg building fire

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Dimakatso Modise, Mark Napier

04 September 2023

uKESA

English

uKESA Librarian 2

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Africa

Much has been written about the inner city Johannesburg building fire that broke out at the end of August 2023. It led to the deaths of scores of people, including children, and has prompted a national debate about inner city living conditions, the law relating to evictions, and the enforcement of health and safety regulations.

 

We have collected together a sample of some of the more in-depth reporting and commentary on the situation as it has emerged.

 

Reporting on the incident

 

Commentary on the context and possible causes

 

Coverage of the incident in various forms of multimedia

  • Horror in the inner city by Carte Blanche

 

Adequacy of shelter

Built environment

Cities

Construction

Disasters

Economic conditions

Governance

Housing

Housing management

Human settlements

Informal sector

Informal settlements

Inner city

Johannesburg

Law

Livelihoods

Migration

Municipalities

Policy

Poverty & inequality

Service delivery

South Africa

Urban

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