Non-compliance among reasons behind spate of building collapses

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure says inadequate oversight, weak enforcement of the law, and non-compliance are some of the reasons the country has seen a number of building collapses.

Between December last year and March this year, 17 people died, and 24 were injured during building collapses in Gauteng, KwaZulu Natal and Cape Town.

Briefing the media in Pretoria, Minister Dean Macpherson said their investigations into the building collapses raise concerns about limited inspection capacity at municipalities.

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