Fire
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
Over 70 people left homeless after Khayelitsha fire
Fire victims say they do not have the means to rebuild their homes
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Brief | 21 October 2024
Trash dumped at councillor’s office in electricity protest
Power has not been restored for a year to Dunoon fire victims
Brief | 26 September 2024
Woman in wheelchair narrowly escapes death in Dunoon shack fire
Nearly 50 people left homeless
Brief | 9 September 2024
Mike Ngulube’s desperate search for his baby’s body
A year after the Marshalltown fire which killed Memory and her mother Joyce, the child’s body has not been returned to her father
News | 6 September 2024
Survivors mark anniversary of tragic Marshalltown fire
100 people gather at Usindiso building to light candles
Brief | 2 September 2024
Hijacked building fire survivors say their new living conditions are unbearable
Four people died and more than 200 people were displaced when a fire broke out at yet another hijacked building in Jeppestown
News | 27 August 2024