Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi conducted a site visit to the area on Thursday and engaged with rescuers. (Marvin Charles/ News24)
The National Department of Employment and Labour will explore its legal options to compel the developer of the construction site that collapsed to engage with it.
On Thursday, the department’s provincial chief inspector, David Esau, said they have been trying to contact Morgan-Wilson Construction and the developers, NeoTrend, to no avail.
“The day we arrived, we tried to contact the client. We went to the address on our system, and it was locked. We then proceeded to issue a subpoena. And up until today, there has been no response from that particular person,” he said.
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