27 killed in separate mass shootings in Johannesburg and Cape Town
At least 27 people were killed and 26 others injured in two separate mass shootings in South Africa over the week-end. On Saturday, September 26, […]
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Fuel Depot Fire in Chad Injures Over 200 as Government Orders Relocation of Facilities
More than 200 people were injured after a major fire broke out at a large fuel depot in Abeche, the capital of Chad’s eastern Ouaddai […]
Zimbabwe: At Least 18 Killed in Minibus Fire on Key Highway
At least 18 people were killed on April 16 after a minibus caught fire along a major highway in southern Zimbabwe, Police have confirmed. Authorities […]
Investigation Holds South African City Authorities Accountable for Fatal Building Fire Claiming 76 Lives
A recent investigation into a building fire that claimed 76 lives in South Africa found city authorities culpable for neglecting safety concerns dating back four […]
South Africa: Fire leaves 250 people homeless
Over 200 people have been left homeless after a fire broke out at the Plastic View informal settlement, the City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services Department […]
Six South African soldiers killed in training camp fire
Six South African soldiers were killed after a fire broke out at an army training centre in the northeast of the country, the military said […]
Dozens killed in South Africa as fire guts building many homeless people had moved into
At least 73 people died in a fire that devastated a four-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday August 31, the city’s emergency services announced. […]
Cape Verde approves plan to recover destruction caused by fire
The Cape Verdean government has approved 35 million escudos (316,000 euros) for measures to recover from the fire that Saturday and Sunday destroyed 200 hectares […]
South African Parliament fire: main suspect charged with “terrorism
The 49-year-old homeless man was arrested on the day of the fire inside the parliament building. He appeared for the second time in a Cape […]
Burundi: Dozens killed and injured in prison fire in the capital
Thirty-eight people were killed and 69 seriously injured in a fire that ravaged the central prison in the capital Gitega on Tuesday morning, Vice President […]