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City of Joburg MMC for Public Safety Dr Mgcini Tshwaku will continue giving oral submissions at the Usindiso Commission of Inquiry this morning.

The commission was initiated by the Gauteng government to investigate the cause of the fire that killed more than 70 people in Marshalltown last August.

A 31-year-old man told the commission that he started the blaze to conceal evidence linked to a murder he had committed at the building.

Several witnesses who have testified at the commission said the hijacked building was a profitable drug den for violent criminals.

Usindiso Fire Tragedy

Several Johannesburg members of the mayoral committee currently have no idea on how the municipality can reclaim hijacked buildings and prevent tragedies similar to last year's deadly Usindiso fire.

This concern was highlighted yesterday when two City of Joburg MMC's testified at the Usindiso Commission of Inquiry.

The commission is investigating the cause of the fire that killed more than 70 people at Usindiso building last August.

The ongoing commission is also probing the prevalence of hijacked buildings in Gauteng.



Joburg MMC's appear at Usindiso Commission

Numerous doctors are considering moving their practices out of Soweto due to increasing violent crimes affecting health practitioners in the township.

This comes days after Doctor Michael Isabelle was shot and killed inside his surgery in Dobsonville, Soweto.

Doctor Isabelle's killers stole two cellphones from the crime scene.

The three male suspects have not been arrested.

Soweto Independent Practioners Association, which represents about 120 doctors, demands justice.



Crime pushing doctors out of Soweto

The Mbulawa family finally saw the woman accused of kidnapping and killing their four-year-old child.

Keeya Mbulawa died last month after she was found stashed inside a traveler's bag in Protea Glen, Soweto.

The woman who carried the bag was arrested this week.

The suspect is from Eswatini and has been on the run since the gruesome discovery.



Suspected child murderer in court

The family of Bafana Sibeko, who allegedly died in the hands of the police, calls for an arrest.

Sibeko died on Wednesday night after he was allegedly tortured by police at his Soweto home.

Police visited Sibeko's home as they were following up on information suggesting that the 35-year-old might be linked to pending criminal cases.



Ipid investigate suspected torture

The number of business owners gunned down by suspected hitmen continues to increase in Ratanda, with the latest casualty being Mfanafuthi Tshabangu.

The 44-year-old was killed inside his bottle store on Monday night by unidentified men who entered his premises pretending to be customers.

The shooting occurred while the area was being loadshed.

The killers have not arrested.



Business owners operate in fear

Alexandra residents praise steps taken by government to help stop the spread of Covid19 in the township.

Provincial government sent a team of officials to decontaminate Alexandra women’s hostel and give locals hand sanitizers.

Alexandra hostel deep clean amid Covid19

16 JUNE1976 Soweto students took to the streets to protest against the use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction.

Legendary photographer Thomas Khosa was in the middle of this historic moment. Seth Mazibuko who was also part of the 1976 march speaks against increasing acts of vandalism targeting public schools.

Seth Mazibuko calls on youth to emulate class of 1976

Small business owners are feeling the pinch as power utility Eskom implements load reduction.

Coal yards make profits during power cuts

Protesting Dobsonville extension two residents are calling on Eskom to revise its load reduction system. 

Residents have blocked several roads claiming that they have been without power longer than 24 hours.

Dobsonville protest over electricity cut

The Safpa is concern about a spike in this year’s winter mortality rate. The association says the covid19 pandemic could push up the figures even higher if the virus is not speedily contained.

Mortuaries running out of storage space

Bafana “Finoz” Nzimande 
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