Rescue teams worked searching for dozens of construction workers buried under the rubble after a multi-story apartment complex that was being built collapsed in a coastal city in South Africa.

There might have been as many as 200 people living in the building, witnesses said. Local residents gather at the scene of a deadly blaze in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 31, 2023.

Building collapse in South Africa leaves three dead, dozens trapped By Reuters. 1 min read Updated 1:31 AM EDT, Tue May 7, 2024 Link Copied! ... South Africa May 6, 2024.

A firefighter extinguishes a fire at a five-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 31, 2023. Michele Spatari/AFP via Getty Images In October 2019, authorities raided the property ...

The building at 80 Albert St. that burned this week — and which officials say may have housed as many as 200 families — has a past that's testament to South Africa's notorious history of ...

It is difficult to find a more apt symbol of South Africa’s disturbing past and troubled present than 80 Albert Street, a five-story red brick building that contains so much of what has happened ...

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday urged authorities to enforce regulations preventing city residents from unlawfully occupying apartment blocks, after scores died in a fire in a ...