Fire
Navy ammunition depot in Simon’s Town is a fire hazard
Defence force is violating the law
News | 7 February 2025
A week later, Cape Town fire victims still wait for relief
SASSA says City only sent details of affected residents on Wednesday this week
Brief | 23 January 2025
Cape Town not immune to Los Angeles type fire disaster
The city has better preventative measures but is far less resourced than Los Angeles
Analysis | 20 January 2025
Children miss school as uniforms destroyed in Philippi fire
Mother of three says she can’t afford new uniforms until the end of the month
Brief | 15 January 2025
Father’s heartbreaking 15-month search for baby’s body after Marshalltown fire
Broken promises and dashed hopes in Mike Ngulube’s desperate quest to locate Memory’s misplaced body
News | 4 December 2024
Hundreds left homeless after shack fire at one of Durban’s oldest informal settlements
About 150 shacks at Kenville informal settlement were gutted on Wednesday afternoon
Brief | 28 November 2024
Khayelitsha residents up in arms over poor sanitation and “crumbling” homes
SANCO also wants the City of Cape Town and not national government to be responsible for helping fire victims
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 21 November 2024
Mother of three dies in Cape Town shack fire
Eight shacks burnt down in Marikana informal settlement on the weekend leaving 24 people homeless
Brief | 11 November 2024
Four dead in Cape Town shack fires
We are happy to have survived, says Khayelitsha shop owner
Brief | 28 October 2024