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Fires sweep through places such as schools, markets and homes and many of them do not adhere to safety protocols.

Enforce occupational health and safety measures to minimise fires in the Great Lakes countries

Children in schools and homes, some of them for blind and autistic, are dying and injured in fires, and property is destroyed in market places

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Researcher Samukelisiwe Msweli has identified plant species that are highly inflammable and those of which the flammability is low. Photo: Supplied

Which plants fuel wildfires – and how to protect your home

Fire is part of nature and has its uses but we need to learn how to live with it safely

3 min read
School of hard knocks: Jazz drummer Gontse Makhene has a debut album in the pipeline. Photo: Solomon Moremong

A phoenix from the ashes

Jazz percussionist Gontse Makhene is rebuilding his life after a devastating blaze at his home

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
The eternal dance: Nduduzo Makhathini recently released his third album, which is titled uNomkhubulwane. Photo: Arthur Dlamini

uNomkhubulwane and songs of the water spirits

Nduduzo Makhathini unpacks the philosophy and traditions behind his new album

  • Eyaaz
11 min read
The five-storey building that caught fire and claimed the lives of 77 people in Marshalltown was leased to the provincial development department for a shelter for abused women and children before it was “hijacked”

Commission of Inquiry continues to hear testimonies of Usindiso fire that killed 77

A witness testified to covering up a murder that resulted in one of South Africa’s deadliest fires This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Umamah Bakharia
1 min read
80 Albert Street in Marshalltown caught fire last year and claimed the lives of 77 people.

Man due in court after confessing to starting Marshalltown building fire which killed 77

The commission of inquiry into the fire at the Usindiso building heard that a witness was trying to conceal a murder when he set the building alight This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Umamah Bakharia
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Sunday’s fire occurred less than six months after an inferno claimed the lives of 77 people in the Marshalltown area of the city. (Johannesburg EMS)

Woman due in court over Joburg building fire that killed two

A ‘domestic dispute’ is said to have been behind the blaze which destroyed a residential building in the city centre on Sunday

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read