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Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. Picture: @DWS_RSA/Twitter

Khayelitsha fire

Sisulu wants Taiwan informal settlement to be declared disaster area

By Lizell Persens

The latest assessment shows about 350 structures were destroyed leaving more than 1,000 residents homeless.

  • FILE: The cause of the blaze is still under investigation. Picture: Freeimages.com.

    City of CT yet to receive plan on how to assist Khayelitsha fire victims

    One hundred and fifty-two homes in the Taiwan informal settlement went up in flames on New Year's Day, leaving about 400 residents homeless.

    108 days ago
  • FILE: The Desmond Tutu Hall in Khayelitsha was damaged extensively during a protest on 18 July 2020. Picture: @CityofCT/Twitter

    CoCT appeals to communities to stop attacks on public infrastructure

    The appeal comes after a Khayelitsha COVID-19 overflow facility was torched during a protest this week.

    271 days ago
  • EMS teams in the Western Cape came under attack in July 2002, including one team that was transporting a patient in an ambulance. Picture: Supplied

    Attacks on EMS, govt infrastructure are politically motivated: WC Govt

    A Dial-A-Ride vehicle was stoned, injuring passengers; a refuse removal truck was set alight; firefighters responding to a fire in Khayelitsha were stoned; and on Wednesday morning, a Golden Arrow bus was petrol bombed in Mfuleni.

    274 days ago
  • At least one person died after a fire broke out in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, in the early hours of 20 October 2018. Picture: @NMakoba/Twitter

    Concern over pupils affected by Khayelitsha shack fire

    At least 34 pupils from Nomsa Mapongwana Primary School in Khayelitsha have been affected by the blaze in Town Two.

    913 days ago
  • At least one person died after a fire broke out in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, in the early hours of Saturday morning 20 October 2018. Picture: @NMakoba/Twitter

    DA to assist Khayelitsha fire victims with rebuilding efforts

    Earlier on Sunday, the party gave an update on the outcomes of its final sitting for the year.

    914 days ago
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