When Elisha Phafoli got a suspicious response to a call he made to his younger sister on Thursday, he knew something was wrong and, along with another sister, made the nearly 400km drive to Johannesburg to get to the bottom of the matter.
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) has denied claims that it obstructed efforts by authorities to move people from hijacked buildings in Johannesburg for safety reasons.
Joburg fire survivor Wyseona Mapepa moved to Johannesburg a month ago in search for greener pastures.But in the wee hours of Thursday, he was woken up by fire that engulfed a building in Marshalltown, Johannesburg.