Investigation into cause of Joburg CBD explosion crucial to preventing further injury and damage
19 July 2023
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is calling on the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mzi Khumalo, to launch an urgent investigation into the cause of the explosion in the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD) earlier this evening.
This explosion is life-threatening for the tens of thousands of workers, job seekers, and residents of the CBD.
The cause of today’s explosion must be determined as a matter of urgency to prevent further incidents like this from occurring again.
Furthermore, this explosion occurred along the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) route, which means that the structural integrity of the road must be determined before being used by the public and public transport vehicles.