This episode contains descriptions of severe injuries.
Last week, a devastating fire swept through a derelict building in Johannesburg that housed desperate families with no place else to go.
The authorities had been repeatedly warned that it was a potential firetrap.
Nothing was done, and at least 76 people died.
Lynsey Chutel, who covers southern Africa for The Times, explains how Johannesburg, once a symbol of the hope of post-apartheid South Africa, became an emblem of just how bad the country’s breakdown has become.
Persons:
Lynsey Chutel
Organizations:
The Times
Locations:
Johannesburg, Africa