South Africans watched in shock and awe as vehicles "flew into the air" on one of the Joburg CBD's busiest roads and held back tears as firefighters carried body after body out of a hijacked building that went up in flames.
Five months down the line, the City of Johannesburg continues investigating the source of the gas that caused a section of Lilian Ngoyi Street to explode.
While some municipalities across the country have either cut budgets or suspended Christmas light decorations, the Buffalo City metro in East London has spent R5.1m on festive lights.