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Pretoria urges the heavily criticised Nigerian government to investigate the “tragedy”. The collapse of a guesthouse of the Synangogue Church of all Nations in Lagos on September 12th in the church compound of popular preacher T.B. Joshua has opened up a diplomatic rift between South Africa and Nigeria. The death toll from the collapse on September 12th had risen to 115, South African Government Minister Jeff Radebe said on the 22nd. South Africa has said the tragedy is the worst in recent history to involve its citizens abroad. President Jacob Zuma said on the 16th that 67 of those who died were from South Africa. “We are all in grief”, he said, while Mr Radebe urged the heavily criticised Nigerian government to investigate the “tragedy”. South Africans are angry at what they see as the Nigerian government dragging its feet on launching an investigation into the collapse, which occurred when three storeys were being added to the two‐storey building, and for not reacting more quickly to help those trapped under the rubble. TB Joshua, the charismatic pastor known to his followers as “The Prophet” or “The Man of God”, has claimed the building collapsed because of a low‐flying
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley
Published: Jan 1, 2014
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