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Africa Live: SA ends rescue efforts at collapsed George building - BBC News Africa Live: SA ends rescue efforts at collapsed George building - BBC News
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Shingai Nyoka The luxury watch brand Rolex will close its official store in South Africa in June after 76 years, the company told local newspaper, News24.
BBC News Rolex said "local markets and conjuncture have changed, and no longer warrant the presence of an official Rolex affiliate".
Authorities in South But added that they would remain "active in the region" through their retail network.
Africa have ended rescue efforts at the site of the building collapse in George, with The store has been operating in South Africa since 1948.
19 people still unaccounted for. This change means that all Rolex retailers in the country will have to deal with the head office in Geneva directly.
At least 33 construction workers are
confirmed to have died when the five-storey luxury apartment building
collapsed on 6 May.
But 29 survivors were pulled from the debris.
The building will now be handed over to investigators
to establish the cause of the accident.
South Africa’s President Cyril
Ramaphosa, who toured the site on Thursday, pledged compensation for the victims
and accountability once the investigation is concluded.
Read more: How I survived under the rubble in George
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