Usindiso fire: Ball is in Lesufi and company’s court

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Government officials often evade accountability, but Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi vows immediate action on building safety.

Justice Sisi Khampepe delivers her ruling on the recusal application of Advocate Thulani Makhubela at the Commission of Inquiry into the Usindiso building fire at the Sci Bono centre in Newtown, Jphannesburg, 20 December 2023. Picture: Neil McCartney / The CitizenPublic Safety MMC to ‘engage with residents’ after being implicated in Usindiso report

So on the face of it, it’s refreshing that Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi said they will move immediately to implement the recommendations of retired judge Sisi Khampepe, who didn’t hold back in her report of who is to blame for the loss of 77 lives in the hijackedYes, Lesufi is a politician. Yes, he’s probably saying what we want to hear. But what if he did take action against those implicated?

The fire inquiry revealed city officials knew about the overcrowded, crime-ridden building for many years and did nothing about it. It also found that the Joburg Property Company never zoned the building for residential purposes, despite concluding a lease agreement with the Usindiso Ministry.

 

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