Alexandra fire
Shepherd Bushiri visits Alexandra, donates R400k to fire victims
Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri visited the victims of the recent fire in Alexandra township. He addressed volunteers and thanked them for the work...
Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri said he’s visited the community to evaluate the needs of residents and to assess how his church can provide support.
A cleanup operation is underway after an electrical pylon with high voltage cables fell collapsed on Tuesday destroying some of the houses.
Engineers and emergency services returned to the area on Tuesday morning to assess the damage and assist affected families.
Over a hundred families were affected and were moved to the Marlboro community hall to shelter overnight.
The blaze broke out when a City Power pylon collapsed earlier bringing live overhead cables down with it.
Thembeka Mthabane says she’s currently living with her neighbour whose house has been rebuilt.
The man who allegedly started a fire in Alexandra was killed last week allegedly after being attacked by community members.
This comes after a fire burned through an informal settlement in Alexandra last Thursday, destroying more than 600 shacks.
The blaze ripped through an informal settlement in the township on Thursday afternoon which destroyed hundreds of shacks.
The Gift of the Givers is calling on the public to donate more relief supplies to the residents of Alexandra whose houses were destroyed in a fire.
Alexandra residents who lost their belongings in a fire that ripped through the township have rebuilt their homes with the help of humanitarian organisations.
There have been calls on social media to help the victims of the fire and it seems the calls has been honoured by people, retailers and organisations.
It’s understood community members attacked him when the blaze started on Thursday night.
Hundreds of people are homeless after the blaze tore through an informal settlement on Thursday.
The blaze ripped through a part of the township on Thursday.
Food Sure Amanda Rogaly says today’s children have so much to learn that parents may not have enough time to teach them the basic safety skills.
The children, aged between two and six, died in the fire on Sunday after their mothers locked them in the house and allegedly visited a nearby tavern.
This comes after nine children have been reported dead in shack fires across the country since Sunday.