BREAKING: #DurbanBuildingCollapse kills at least two workers

[ForceFate]

DURBAN - Two construction workers have been killed after they were trapped beneath rubble when a building collapsed on a truck, in Wentworth, south of Durban.

The incident happened just before 1pm with five workers seriously injured, said Rescue Care Paramedics spokesperson, Garrith Jamieson.

“Paramedics, search and rescue teams and police are here. Unfortunately two workers who were trapped beneath the rubble when the building collapsed have died. Their bodies are still underneath the rubble, as rescue teams attend the incident," said Jamieson while at the scene on Chamberlain Road.

https://www.iol.co.za/sunday-tribun...gcollapse-kills-at-least-two-workers-14132955

 

[ForceFate]

RIP and condolences

Speedy recovery to the injured.

 

[ForceFate]

Meanwhile a report of the investigations into the 2013 Tongaat Mall collapse is yet to be made public. Two workers were killed, and 29 injured when the mall, which was still under construction, collapsed.



In 2014, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the mall’s collapse and it found several contraventions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and construction regulations.



The mall was being built by Gralio Precast, a company owned by businessman Jay Singh. The R208-million project was being developed by Rectangle Property Investments, whose sole director is Ravi Jagadasan, Singh’s son.



A decision to prosecute was still pending, according to KZN director of public prosecutions, advocate Moipone Noko.

Totally unacceptable. Hopefully things will run a little faster with the new broom on top.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Totally unacceptable. Hopefully things will run a little faster with the new broom on top.

Which broom?

You mean the one that is totally screwing with the eThekwini municipality's ability to bill even vaguely correctly?

If you mean Cyril, he doesn't get involved in this sort of thing, he has bigger issues to deal with.

 

[namzsteve]

RIP and peace to the affected families.

In other news https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/234103/durbans-r35-billion-waterfront-facelift-is-underway/

 

[ToxicBunny]

RIP and peace to the affected families.

In other news https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/234103/durbans-r35-billion-waterfront-facelift-is-underway/

Not sure what the connection is between this and the new waterfront?

 

[The_Librarian]

Not sure what the connection is between this and the new waterfront?

I also fail to see any connection between the two...

 

[ForceFate]

Which broom?

You mean the one that is totally screwing with the eThekwini municipality's ability to bill even vaguely correctly?

If you mean Cyril, he doesn't get involved in this sort of thing, he has bigger issues to deal with.

I was under the impression we have a new minister of labour. Must be the damn flu.

 

[ToxicBunny]

I was under the impression we have a new minister of labour. Must be the damn flu.

Oh, we might... but I doubt this sort of thing will be expedited in the slightest...

 

[ForceFate]

Oh, we might... but I doubt this sort of thing will be expedited in the slightest...

Nah, Still Mildred Oliphant

 

[ToxicBunny]

Nah, Still Mildred Oliphant

Oh well..

Condolences to the families of the two workers killed... They unfortunately won't see any closure on this for years while they cock around with whatever half arsed investigation goes on.

 

[ForceFate]

Oh well..

Condolences to the families of the two workers killed... They unfortunately won't see any closure on this for years while they cock around with whatever half arsed investigation goes on.

If there's any investigation at all.