South African police Friday stepped up a probe into the cause of an apartment fire that killed over 70 people in the nation’s biggest city, Johannesburg as survivors reel from devastation. On Friday, residents who had survived waited outside the building hopes of being allowed to retrieve any of their belongings while police and forensic continued to comb the building. | VOA Africa

Easter Monday Drone patrols : Around Hillbrow CBD. Drone unit activated. | Bad Boyz Group Joburg

The city of Jo’burg risks becoming a “slumlord” says a lawyer representing inner city dwellers who live in dilapidated state owned residential buildings. In this week’s Checkpoint episode, called Raids and Rats, the show exposes the city’s double standards when it comes to dealing with rundown buildings, generally viewed as crime hotspots. Courtesy #DStv403 | eNCAnews