The Johannesburg high court on Monday ruled that the confession made by Lawrance Sithembiso Mdlalose, accused of starting the Usindiso building fire, is admissible as evidence. “The judgment was made ...

Sthembiso Mdlalose, the alleged Usindiso building arsonist, said that he is confident and will be acquitted of arson charges.

Thirty-three-year-old Sthembiso Mdlalose admitted in January 2024 to starting the blaze that killed 76 people in the ...

The arson case against Sithembiso Lawrence Mdlalose, the 30-year-old man who confessed to starting the Marshalltown fire that claimed 77 lives and displaced hundreds of people, has been postponed.

It's judgment day for Sithembiso Mdlalose in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court.

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled in favour of Equal Education (EE), compelling the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) to place 65 pupils displaced by the devastating Usindiso Building fire ...

Sthembiso Mdlalose, accused of setting fire to the Usindiso Building in August 2023, maintains he was heavily intoxicated when he testified at the Khampepe commission of inquiry, where he “implicated” ...

The City of Johannesburg could use the recently promulgated Expropriation Act to wrestle control of two privately owned properties surrounding the Usindiso Building and build good quality, affordable ...

Two years after 77 lives were lost when the Usindiso Building on Davies Street, Johannesburg, burned down on 31 August 2023, people living in the “dark buildings” of the inner-city are still living in ...

Every night before he goes to sleep, 36-year-old Mike Ngulube looks at a picture of his late wife, Joyce Banda, and their daughter, Memory. Banda and Memory died a year ago in the fire in the Usindiso ...