![South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) speaks to journalists at the scene where more than 70 people were killed in a building fire in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023. A fire that tore through a five-storey building taken over for illegal housing killed 74 people including 12 children in central Johannesburg overnight, South African authorities said August 31, 2023.](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/south-african-president-cyril-ramaphosa-c-speaks-to-journalists-at-the-scene-where-more-than-70-people-were-killed-in-a-buildi.jpg?id=36099226&width=1200&height=800&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0)
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) speaks to journalists at the scene where more than 70 people were killed in a building fire in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023. A fire that tore through a five-storey building taken over for illegal housing killed 74 people including 12 children in central Johannesburg overnight, South African authorities said August 31, 2023.
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