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A report into a fire that killed 76 people in the South African city of Johannesburg in August last year has found the city municipality liable. The report by a commission of inquiry was released on Sunday. Justice Sisi Khampepe released the first part of her findings to the public, saying that the Joburg Property Company (JPC)and City of Johannesburg had failed in their obligations as “owner and municipality” of the building. Although a 29-year-old man had admitted to setting the fire to cover up a murder, Khampepe said the consequences would have been “mitigated significantly” had the City c…

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