This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Andrew Peach and in the early hours of Friday the 1st of September, these are our main stories.

The South African president says he wants action taken after a fire in a derelict building kills dozens.

Two former leaders of the far-right proud boys get lengthy prison terms for their role in the storming of the capital building in Washington in 2021.

And Spain's goalkeeper talks to BBC News about the kiss on the lips that's overshadowed their women's world cup win.

Also in this podcast, a standoff for Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea.

We might not return to the show, man. We're now scared. We're scared of China.

And Pope Francis is set to become the first pontiff to visit Mongolia.

The South African president, Sarah Ramaphosa, has described a deadly fire that killed 74 people, including 12 children, as a great tragedy.

He said he hoped an investigation into the fire at a derelict five-story building would prevent a repeat of the incident.

Mr Ramaphosa was initially going to give a national address on TV, but cancel that in order to visit the site.

We've got to go to the bottom of what caused this fire, that a building like this which I'm told used to be a home for abuse women and children.

Once the lease had expired, it was then hijacked, and we need to find effective ways of dealing with problems of accommodation of housing and services in the inner city.

A government minister told the BBC that attempts to evict the squatters have been blocked by the courts.

Our correspondent, Pumsifalani, reports from Johannesburg.

As the fire took hold of the five-story building in the centre of Johannesburg, screams shattered the quiet of the night.

It was home to hundreds of people who had to scramble through the darkness to reach safety.

The bodies of some of those who didn't make it were found piled on top of each other, beside a locked security gate.

As day broke, those who escaped watched as bodies were pulled out of the gutted building onto the street.

Everyone who got out had their own story of battling their way through the flames, including this man.

When we wake up, the whole building was fired.

The building had been declared unsafe, but still became home to hundreds of migrants from neighbouring countries, as well as South Africans from poorer provinces who were drawn to the city by the hope of a better life.

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