Over 2k Tshwane residents lose their homes following informal settlement fire
The blaze destroyed over 814 structures at the Cemetery View informal settlement over the weekend in the east of the capital.
Firefighters attend to a fire that tore through the Cemetery View informal settlement in Tshwane on 21 September 2024. Picture: X/ CityTshwane
JOHANNESBURG - Over 2,000 residents have lost their homes in the City of Tshwane following a destructive fire.
This comes amid a cold snap that gripped South Africa. It was characterised by dense snowfall, heavy rain and an evident drop in the mercury.
The blaze destroyed over 814 structures at the Cemetery View informal settlement over the weekend in the east of the capital.
One person died, and others have been hospitalised.
Community leader Banele Tshoko said the municipality instructed them not to rebuild their structures.
"They said we should not rebuild our structures as they decide. We are waiting for an answer. Those who are building don’t know where they stand."