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A fire ripped through the Joe Slovo informal settlement on 16 April 2022. Picture: City of Cape Town

Langa

Relief efforts continue for Langa community following devastating blaze

By Lauren Isaacs

The blaze ripped through the Joe Slovo informal settlement over the Easter long weekend, destroying hundreds of homes.

  • Langa residents and a Gift of the Givers member assess the damage after a fire on 16 April 2022 destroyed 300 homes and left about 1,000 people displaced. Picture: @GiftoftheGivers/Twitter

    Scraping through leftovers: Langa residents try to rebuild homes following blaze

    A fire ripped through the Joe Slovo informal settlement on Saturday and the cause of the blaze is not yet known.

    118 days ago
  • Langa residents and a Gift of the Givers member assess the damage after a fire on 16 April 2022 destroyed 300 homes and left about 1,000 people displaced. Picture: @GiftoftheGivers/Twitter

    Langa residents pick up the pieces after fire but some left destitute

    It's still not clear exactly how many residents have been affected, but the City of Cape Town can confirm that just over 700 people had been displaced.

    119 days ago
  • The wreckage of a home following a fire in Langa, Cape Town on 17 April 2022. Picture: Lauren Isaacs/Eyewitness News

    Langa residents pick up pieces after fire but some left with nothing to rebuild

    It's still not clear exactly how many residents have been affected, but the City of Cape Town can confirm that just over 700 people had been displaced.

    119 days ago
  • FILE: Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson, Helen Zille. Picture: 702

    To be poor in Langa is better than to be poor in many SA townships - Helen Zille

    Democratic Alliance federal council chairperson Helen Zille says people who live in shacks in the Western Cape have basic services that others don't have elsewhere in the country.

    120 days ago
  • Langa residents and a Gift of the Givers member assess the damage after a fire on 16 April 2022 destroyed 300 homes and left about 1,000 people displaced. Picture: @GiftoftheGivers/Twitter

    CoCT says 260 homes were destroyed in Joe Slovo informal settlement fire

    It said 767 residents have been affected, a lower number than initial estimate.

    121 days ago
  • Langa residents and a Gift of the Givers member assess the damage after a fire on 16 April 2022 destroyed 300 homes and left about 1,000 people displaced. Picture: @GiftoftheGivers/Twitter

    Aid relief efforts continue in Langa after fire destroys hundreds of homes

    About 300 homes were destroyed, leaving more than 1,000 people displaced.

    121 days ago
  • Thousands of people are still occupying the train tracks in Langa and Philippi. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News

    Metrorail working to remove informal settlers from Central Line

    The squatters have prevented the rail operator from fully reopening the Central Line that's been offline since 2019 due to cable theft and vandalism.

    173 days ago
  • Cape Town Tourism officials and the Langa Tourism Forum members at IKhaya Le Langa site in Langa on 16 September 2021. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News

    WC's oldest township, Langa, hopes to recoup economic gains with move to level 2

    Cape Town Tourism was in Langa on Thursday highlighting the exciting activities and experiences that the township had to offer.

    335 days ago
  • Cloudy Deliveries is based in Langa, Cape Town. Picture: Cloudy Deliveries/Facebook.

    Cloudy Deliveries is here for your convenience

    Cloudy Deliveries in Langa is looking to upgrade from bicycles to scooters and vans, as this would enable them to serve nearby townships including Khayelitsha, Gugulethu and Imizamo Yethu.

    429 days ago
  • A combination picture of Ivakele Xolose. Picture: Pink Ladies

    Police probe circumstances around death of Langa toddler (1)

    Little Ivakele Xolose was reported missing on Monday afternoon.

    448 days ago
  • A combination picture of Ivakele Xolose. Picture: Pink Ladies

    Missing Langa baby Ivakele Xolose found dead

    His little body was discovered in a nearby canal on Tuesday morning.

    449 days ago
  • FILE: Police Minister Bheki Cele. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Cele calls for intervention from WC SAPS management over Langa complaints

    During a community safety imbizo this past weekend, aggrieved community members alleged that some police officers turned away victims of gender-based violence.

    647 days ago
  • Police Minister Bheki Cele hosted a Ministerial Imbizo in Langa, geared at tackling violent crime in Cape Town communities. Picture: SAPS

    Cele stresses importance of parents taking responsibility for children

    Police Minister Bheki Cele’s visit to the Langa community followed a week of shootings in some of Cape Town’s most crime rife areas.

    648 days ago
  • Picture: Pexels.com

    Hawks probing murder of off-duty policeman in Langa

    Sergeant Abongile Mayile was gunned down on Saturday night.

    716 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied

    Second suspect arrested for looting Langa liquor store

    Liquor was stolen from the store, which is attached to Shoprite, on Sunday.

    863 days ago
  • An SANDF soldier and a police officer check on a member of the public during the lockdown in Woodstock, Cape Town on 27 March 2020. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN

    Law enforcement patrolling CT as lockdown takes effect

    In some parts of Cape Town, the national lockdown left many areas deserted, while others were busier than usual.

    873 days ago
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