Public works and infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has launched a full investigation into the collapse of a double-storey building in Doornkop, Johannesburg, which claimed the lives of three people and left three others injured.
The building collapsed in the early hours of Sunday. Six people were inside the building at the time of the collapse, and three were trapped beneath the rubble.
Macpherson has instructed the Council for the Built Environment to probe the incident to determine the cause of the collapse, identify any responsible parties and recommend measures to prevent similar incidents in future.
