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This episode contains descriptions of severe injuries. \n\nLast week, a devastating fire swept through a derelict building in Johannesburg that housed desperate families who had no place else to go. The authorities had been repeatedly warned that it was a potential firetrap. Nothing was done, and at least 76 people died.\n\nLynsey Chutel, who covers southern Africa for The Times, explains how Johannesburg, once a symbol of the hope of post-apartheid South Africa, became an emblem of just how bad the country\u2019s breakdown has become.\n\nGuest: Lynsey Chutel, a southern Africa correspondent for The New York Times.