Accused of igniting a deadly fire that claimed 76 lives, Lawrence Sithembiso Mdlalose faces multiple charges as court ...

City of Johannesburg staff are on high alert following severe overnight thunderstorms. The South African Weather Service ...

Gauteng's emergency services face a critical shortage with only 57 operational fire trucks out of 92, while requiring over 2000 additional firefighters to meet safety standards.

A fire tore through a Johannesburg neighbourhood on Tuesday, destroying some 1500 homes, according to local authorities. Residents believe the blaze was caused by a paraffin stove exploding.

Sthembiso Mdlalose was arrested in 2024 after confessing to setting the Usindiso building in Marshalltown alight, resulting in the deaths of 76 people.

JOHANNESBURG - Johannesburg City Power said electricity would be restored in the CBD once assessments are completed following ...

Los Angeles officials told most evacuees from the wildfires to stay away from their homes at least another week as emergency responders remove toxic waste from incinerated neighborhoods and cut ...

The devastating fires in the slums of South Africa’s Johannesburg expose the deeper crisis of housing triggered by neoliberal ...

On Monday, a fire tore through the Booysens shack settlement in Johannesburg, South Africa, leaving hundreds of people homeless and destroying some 1,500 makeshift homes. Many of the shacks, which ...

Gauteng’s trio metros are experiencing a shortfall of fire trucks and firefighters, according to media reports. Head of the Gauteng Disaster Management Centre, Tshepo Motlhale, confirmed with ...