When their building in the inner city was gutted by a raging fire in August, the residents were forced to move to different parts of the city where some had to find new work.
At least 32 undocumented migrants who stayed in the building are detained at the Lindela Repatriation Centre, pending the outcome of a legal battle to stop them from being deported.
The High Court in Johannesburg has given the municipality three months to improve the living conditions of the Marshalltown fire victims.
The municipality is housing some of the survivors on a piece of land in Denver, where it has built over 100 one-room structures of corrugated iron.
Residents who were moved to temporary housing said that they would not be registering to vote over the weekend, as many of them lost their belongings, including their IDs, in the August blaze.
The victims of August’s fire in the Johannesburg CBD have been moved to an area in Denver where the city has built over 100 one-room corrugated iron structures for them to temporarily stay in.
Survivors of the Marshalltown fire have been allocated corrugated iron structures newly erected by the City of Joburg in Denver. These shelters have been reserved for South Africans - and it is not yet clear where migrants have been moved to.
In August a blaze ripped through a 5-storey hijacked building called uSindiso 77 lives were claimed, dozens injured and hundreds were left displaced.
The Eyewitness News bulletin with Sifiso Zulu.
On Wednesday morning, two shops on the corner of Jeppe Street and Polly Street caught alight and the blaze subsequently spread to six more shops.
The probe looking into the uSindiso building fire which killed 77 people in August, was suspended on Monday following a notice by the city that the venue it was being held in was not safety compliant.
Following a recent oversight inspection at the office, City of Johannesburg MMC for Public Safety Mgcini Tshwaku said it is inconceivable how the commission was allowed to use the venue in the first place.
The inquiry's chairperson, Justice Sisi Khampepe, announced the postponement of proceedings on Monday morning after it was served with a notice by Joburg EMS that the venue was not in compliance with the city's fire safety regulations.
Joburg EMS platoon commander Lucas Thipa said that evacuating people from the building was a prolonged process due to the number of bodies found on the ground floor and the delicate task of moving them.
Lucas Thipe is a platoon commander for the Joburg Emergency Services. He was the third witness giving evidence at the commission of inquiry into the Usindiso building fire on Thursday.
Their testimonies at the commission of inquiry into the deadly fire that killed 77 people in Johannesburg's CBD in August will follow the three firefighters who took the stand on Thursday on day one of the public proceedings.
The independent commission has been given six months to uncover the possible causes of the fatal blaze and further make recommendations on who should be held accountable.
Speaking during a media briefing in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said that teething problems had prevented the commission from starting.
