Twelve people were injured when a wall collapsed at the Nazareth Baptist Church complex in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal, on Monday, July 13, 2026, with four remaining in hospital.
Twelve people were injured, four of whom remain in hospital, after a wall collapsed at the Nazareth Baptist Church (Shembe Church) complex in Inanda on Monday afternoon, prompting a government-backed investigation into the incident.
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson visited the site on Tuesday, where he met church elders and pledged support for efforts to determine the cause of the collapse and strengthen building safety measures.
According to the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, the church has welcomed a further investigation by the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) before construction resumes at the complex.
Macpherson said it was fortunate that no lives were lost in the incident.
