Officials say the developers in charge of the building under construction, that collapsed at George in the Western Cape on Monday, have not yet reached out to them. Earlier, it was confirmed that 81 people were on site during the incident, and not 75 as previously believed. 37 people have been retrieved thus far, eight of whom were declared deceased. 44 are still unaccounted for.

Joining us to discuss this further is UCT Civil Engineering lecturer, Gundo Maswime.

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