Overview
- Rescuers retrieved a fifth body from the collapsed four‑storey structure at the New Ahobilam Temple of Protection in Redcliffe after operations resumed following bad weather.
- Search teams remain on site and authorities have not confirmed whether additional people are still trapped under the debris.
- Reaction Unit South Africa said technicians used specialised equipment, including a rescue basket lowered into a cavity, to recover the latest victim.
- eThekwini’s mayor appointed a multidisciplinary technical team to determine the cause, with a preliminary report expected this week, and police have opened an inquest.
- Municipal officials say the project had no approved building plans, and one victim was identified in media reports as Vickey Jairaj Panday as national leaders urged against speculation.