OPINION | Johannesburg fire disaster: why eradicating hijacked buildings is not the answer

The fire that killed at least 76 people in a five storey building in Johannesburg on August 31 is not an isolated incident, and has elicited the usual unhelpful response from some city officials and politicians.

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