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09-09-2023, 04:00 AM
This episode contains descriptions of severe injuries.
Last week, a devastating fire swept through a derelict building in Johannesburg that housed desperate families who had 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.
Guest: Lynsey Chutel (https://www.nytimes.com/by/lynsey-chutel), a southern Africa correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
An extensive paper trail revealed that the authorities in Johannesburg were warned repeatedly about the dangers (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/world/africa/south-africa-fire-cause.html) in the building that burned down.
Johannesburg, with a severe shortage of affordable housing, has hundreds of illegally occupied derelict buildings that officials and housing advocates say have become firetraps. (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/world/africa/johannesburg-fire-derelict-building.html)
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
Last week, a devastating fire swept through a derelict building in Johannesburg that housed desperate families who had 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.
Guest: Lynsey Chutel (https://www.nytimes.com/by/lynsey-chutel), a southern Africa correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
An extensive paper trail revealed that the authorities in Johannesburg were warned repeatedly about the dangers (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/world/africa/south-africa-fire-cause.html) in the building that burned down.
Johannesburg, with a severe shortage of affordable housing, has hundreds of illegally occupied derelict buildings that officials and housing advocates say have become firetraps. (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/world/africa/johannesburg-fire-derelict-building.html)
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)