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A Shocking Confession Upends the Case of a Fatal Fire in South Africa

Par : Lynsey Chutel and John Eligon
Activists fear that one man’s sudden admission that he lit a crowded building ablaze to cover up a murder will let officials off the hook for failing to correct unsafe conditions there.

The burned building in Johannesburg, a week after the fatal Aug. 31 fire.

Man Arrested on 77 Counts of Murder in Johannesburg Blaze

Par : Lynsey Chutel and John Eligon
The police said a 29-year-old had confessed to starting the August fire that tore through a derelict, overcrowded building occupied by poor people.

Police officers on the scene of the fire in Johannesburg on Aug. 31.

Iceland Faces ‘New Chapter’ of Seismic Activity as Lava Menaces Town

Par : Egill Bjarnason and Emma Bubola
The country has many earthquakes and eruptions, but now, “a daunting period of upheaval has begun” in the southwest, the president said.

Lava approaching the town of Grindavik, Iceland, on Sunday. The authorities have ordered residents to evacuate.

The Year in People: Our 12 Favorite Saturday Profiles of 2023

Par : Bryant Rousseau
From a Nobel Peace Prize winner, to a mayor hunted by the Russians, to a poet whose muses are cats, our profiles featured people shaping the world around them, often under the radar.

Clockwise from top left: Johannes Fritz, an Austrian biologist; Nomcebo Zikode, a South African singer; Moha Alshawamreh, a Palestinian tech worker; Hwang In-suk, a South Korean poet; Shinjiro Atae, a J-pop idol; and María Mercedes Coroy, a Guatemalan actress.

This Building Was Deemed ‘Outright Inhumane.’ But They Say It’s Home.

Par : John Eligon and Joao Silva
Residents of a Johannesburg building know it is every bit as dangerous as one that burned in August, killing 77. But it’s a home, one they might not otherwise have, and a place to pursue their dreams and aspirations.

Residents of a derelict building on Davies Street in Johannesburg in September. Owners of this and other similar buildings are asking a court to evict hundreds of desperate dwellers who say they can’t afford to go anywhere else.

Deadly Johannesburg Fire Exposed Years of Neglect

Par : Lynsey Chutel · Selam Gebrekidan and John Eligon
Officials blame immigrants and liberal housing laws, but a Times investigation found the entrenched problems that turned downtown Johannesburg into a blighted tinderbox.

Deadly Fire in Africa’s Richest City Exposed a Secret in Plain Sight

Par : Lynsey Chutel · Selam Gebrekidan and John Eligon
Officials blame immigrants and liberal housing laws, but a Times investigation found the entrenched problems that turned downtown Johannesburg into a blighted tinderbox.

‘More Than Just Rugby’: Championship Generates Harmony in South Africa

Par : John Eligon
South Africans are savoring a second consecutive World Cup victory, producing a racial unity that even Hollywood couldn’t make up and an escape from the country’s troubles.

South African rugby fans savored a second consecutive World Cup championship, meeting the returning victors at the Johannesburg airport on Tuesday.
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