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As of May 2026: Investigative authority for residential construction, found systematic failures in George collapse

Three people died when a two-story building in Soweto collapsed before dawn on December 28, crushing a one-year-old child and two adults beneath rubble. Three others were rescued and hospitalized; it was South Africa's third deadly building collapse in seven months, with 42 deaths total.

Updated May 16