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Justice Sisi Khampepe released her report earlier today, following months of hearings.

EMS personnel and police are seen on site in a building in Johannesburg that caught fire in the early hours of the morning in this image captured on 31 August 2023.The Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into the Usindiso building fire in Johannesburg has found that the City of Johannesburg and its entities are liable for the deaths of 77 residents.

: Justice Sisi Khampepe briefs members of the media on the findings of Part of the Terms of Reference of the Usindiso Building Commission of Inquiry.

 

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