Fire
30 shacks burnt down in Philippi fire
Residents have begun rebuilding their homes with City fire kits
Brief | 31 July 2017
Fire in Masiphumelele leaves 15 families homeless
Some of the affected residents were also victims of the 2015 blaze
Brief | 25 July 2017
Workers fear job losses after forestry burns
200 people evacuated from Longmore Sawmill
News | 9 June 2017
One killed and over 20 homes destroyed in Samora Machel
“When I heard noise from neighbours it was too late to collect anything except my ID”
Brief | 15 May 2017
Another fire in Imizamo Yethu leaves one dead and 400 homeless
“I have been in this shack for two weeks and again it’s burnt”
News | 16 April 2017
Fire victims in Imizamo Yethu wait to be reunited with their pets
Animal welfare group says City has let them down
News | 7 April 2017