Emergency workers managed to free Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after they had first located him under 140 tonnes of rubble.
Some residents reluctantly hung their dogs to avoid being arrested or fined, locals tell the BBC.
Hernán Gil, a security guard, was in a concrete hut in a multi-storey car park, when the building collapsed.
South Africa denies claims that a Ghanaian citizen was killed in anti-migrant protests in Cape Town.
South Africa denies claims that a Ghanaian citizen was killed in anti-migrant protests in Cape Town.
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