Commission lawyers argue the Johannesburg Property Company and city officials neglected building safety, which lead to the fire.
Demonstrators picket, 5 December 2023, in Newtown, outside the Commission of Inquiry into the Usindiso building fire that claimed the lives of 77 people in October in Marshalltown. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
JPC took over responsibilities into the repairs and maintenance of buildings owned by the City from 2014. During her previous testimony, Botes cited its inability to evacuate the occupants and hijackers of the building due to a lack of alternative accommodation, criminality, and legal barriers. He further pointed out that the JPC had not taken any steps to intervene in the building crisis after 2019.
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