‘I feel so guilty about the ones I left behind’, says Joburg CBD fire survivor

Survivor tells of mayhem in Joburg building after it caught fire, and why he didn't hesitate to jump from third-storey window

03 September 2023 - 00:00

Sihle Dube got the fright of his life when he stumbled into his dark and smoky hallway and saw a neighbour throw his baby out of the third-storey window...

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