[1] Spectators poured into the Ellis Park Stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, for the local Soweto derby association football match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates.

The match was stopped after approximately 34 minutes of play when authorities received a high volume of reported injuries.

Reportedly inexperienced security guards firing tear gas at the stampeding fans exacerbated the situation, and potentially contributed to some of the deaths.

The final inquiry into the incident concluded that a major cause was security personnel alleged to have taken bribes to admit fans without tickets into the stadium and poor crowd control.

Forty-two people died then in a stampede after a large number of fans were admitted to Oppenheimer Stadium in Orkney, a mining town some 200 kilometres (120 mi) from Johannesburg.