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INNER-CITY BLAZE
Joburg's heart of darkness — Inside the urban housing crisis
This week, a devastating fire killed 73 people in a hijacked building owned by the City of Johannesburg. For those who live and work in the inner-city, it was a tragedy waiting to happen. Our two-part series, published in late 2022, exposed Joburg’s dark heart, where criminality and neglect are the order of the day.
City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services Firefighters respond to a fatal fire at a building in Johannesburg's inner-city. (Photos: Felix Dlangamandla)
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