Justice Khampepe to chair a Commission of Inquiry into the deadly Marshalltown fire

Phuti Mosomane

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has  appointed a Commission of Inquiry into the Marshalltown fire that left about 76 people dead and many injured and homeless. 

This follows Lesufi’s declaration last week that he would collaborate with Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola to appoint a retired judge to chair a Commission to examine events that lead to the tragic inferno.

This Commission will be chaired by Justice Sisi Khampepe, assisted by Advocate Thulani Makhubela and Vuyelwa Mathilda Mabena. 

Khampepe recently retired as a Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and is currently serving as the Chancellor of the University of Pretoria. 

Attorney Thulani Makhubela has more than 26 years of legal and business expertise. 

He has successfully testified in numerous matters before the Labour Court, the CCMA, and the High Court as well as Regional and Magistrate courts. 

Additionally, he represented clients before the