Zuko Komisa

Survivors of the Joburg CBD fire are to be placed in alternative accommodation in nearby buildings.
The survivors of a fire that broke out in a building in Johannesburg will be given alternative housing in surrounding structures.
At least 141 families have had to leave their homes.73 people have died as a result of the fire, and numerous others have been injured.
Lebogang Maile, the Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, stated that aid has already arrived at the tragedy site in inner-city Johannesburg.
He also said that there are about 23 buildings that the Johannesburg Housing Company owns that are like [that building] that they have a plan but they don’t have money for and added that there’s a 100 buildings that are owned by the private sector and they are neglected.
“There will be social relief. We have already identified three buildings that the surviving victims will be allocated to and we have agreed that we are not going to deal with people on the basis of their nationality.
“At this point, anybody who’s affected, we are going to give humanitarian assistance. This is a tragedy that affects people, irrespective of their nationality.
“We must convey our condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones. This is a tragedy of monumental proportions and it is unfortunate that today we are here. This, for us, demonstrates a chronic problem of housing in our province as we have previously said, there’s at least 1.2 million people who need housing,” Maile said.
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