Hoërskool Driehoek tragedy: Who should take the blame and compensate victims?

When a massive concrete walkway slab collapsed at Die Hoërskool Driekoek in Vanderbijlpark, four learners lost their lives and more than 20 others were injured. Alarmingly, teacher's union, the SAOU, released the results of a national survey where it identified more than 70 public schools with structural defects and where similar collapses may occur in the future. So does our law regulate the standards of such structural designs and provide for the compensation of victims of these tragedies?
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