uSindiso building fire survivors accuse hostel dwellers of extortion
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Some Marshalltown building fire survivors who’ve been placed at temporary shelters in Denver are
pleading with the City of Johannesburg’s intervention after residents from a nearby hostel allegedly
raided the area. They were displaced when the five-storey Usindiso building in the city centre was
gutted by a fire in August 2023, killing more than 70 people. The survivors alleged that residents
from the Denver men’s hostel, located near the shelters, want to charge them a monthly fee of R300
to live there, despite it being the municipality’s property. Phemelo speaks to City of Joburg
Spokesperson, Nthatisi Modingoane about these allegations.
pleading with the City of Johannesburg’s intervention after residents from a nearby hostel allegedly
raided the area. They were displaced when the five-storey Usindiso building in the city centre was
gutted by a fire in August 2023, killing more than 70 people. The survivors alleged that residents
from the Denver men’s hostel, located near the shelters, want to charge them a monthly fee of R300
to live there, despite it being the municipality’s property. Phemelo speaks to City of Joburg
Spokesperson, Nthatisi Modingoane about these allegations.
