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Tragedy: Officials at the building in George which collapsed on 6 May. Teams are still digging for the bodies of missing workers. Photo: Willie van Tonder/AFP

George building collapse: Firm ‘working with the authorities’

The contractor says that it is cooperating in probes into the collapse

  • Umamah Bakharia
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Rescue teams on site as operations continue at 75 Victoria Street, George (George municipality)

Preliminary findings show compliance gap led to George building collapse

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The death toll from the building collapse in George, Western Cape, has reached 27

Death toll from George building collapse reaches 27

So far, 56 people have been rescued from the debris, but 25 have still not been found

  • Umamah Bakharia
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Rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building in George, Western Cape. File photo

‘Miracle’ survivor found five days after George building collapse

The man was extricated by rescue workers and rushed to hospital

  • Des Erasmus
1 min read
Search-and-rescue operations continue after a four-storey block of flats under construction in George collapsed on Monday. Photo: Jaco Marais/Die Burger/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Thulas Nxesi emphasises workers’ rights over nationality in George building collapse

The Department of Employment and Labour said the compensation fund will only be reviewed once the investigation into the cause of the collapse can be determined

  • Umamah Bakharia
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The George municipality confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that 36 people had been rescued from the rubble at 75 Victoria Street. (Herman Pieters/Garden Route District Municipality)

George building collapse: Hope amid tragedy as rescue efforts intensify

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Help: Rescue workers at the building collapse in Victoria Street in George remain silent to hear people trapped under the rubble. (Herman Pieters, Garden Route District Municipality)

Six people die in George building collapse, 48 trapped under rubble

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said an investigation into what caused the incident was under way

  • Umamah Bakharia
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