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80 Albert Street, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, South Africa. Coordinates. 26°12′30″S 28°02′57″E. / 26.2083°S 28.0491°E / -26.2083; 28.0491. Deaths. 77. Non-fatal injuries. 88. On 31 August 2023 at around 01:30 SAST, a fire engulfed an illegally occupied government-owned building in Johannesburg, South Africa; 77 people were ...
20 March – South Africa prepares for a "nationwide shutdown" as the military is deployed ahead of protests by the Economic Freedom Fighters. [8] 2 June – In February 2023, South Africa experienced a cholera outbreak that grew from 2 initial cases to 99 confirmed cases in Tshwane over the following months. Jubilee Hospital reported 17 deaths.
27 December 2016 was declared a holiday by president Jacob Zuma following a request by the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA). [23] The request by FEDUSA was motivated by the fact this year, workers in the country will only have 11 public holidays instead of 12 due to fact that 25 December (Christmas Day) falls on a Sunday.
In pictures: Johannesburg responds to worst fire in South Africa’s history. Thursday 31 August 2023 19:00, ... 74 dead in building fire. Thursday 31 August 2023 16:31, Chris Stevenson.
August 31, 2023 at 11:58 AM. At least 74 people have died and dozens more were injured after a fire tore through a five-story building in central Johannesburg which had been turned into informal ...
September 5, 2023 at 3:48 AM. CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A retired Constitutional Court judge will lead an official inquiry into last week's fire at a derelict building in downtown ...
Free Fire is a free-to-play battle royale game developed and published by Garena for Android and iOS. [4] It was released on 8 December 2017. It became the most downloaded mobile game globally in 2019 and has over 1 billion downloads on Google Play Store. In the first quarter of 2021 it was the highest grossing mobile game in the US. [5]
Shack fires in South Africa. Fire is a serious hazard in shack settlements in South Africa. [1] It has been argued that "On average in South Africa over the last five years there are ten shack fires a day with someone dying in a shack fire every other day." [2] In 2011, 151 were reported to have been killed in shack fires in Cape Town. [3]