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Gift of the Givers to bring Christmas cheer to Masiphumelele residents
Every day since the Masiphumelele fire, Gift of the Givers have been distributing hot meals and water and providing hygiene packs and blankets.
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CoCT securing starter kits for fire-hit Masiphumelele residents
Affected residents will not move back onto the land and will instead erect their structures on a nearby sports field for the next few months.
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Masiphumelele residents forecasted to receive houses in April
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has proposed a new housing plan that could ensure residents have proper housing.
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Sisulu promises 2,800 homes will be built in Masiphumelele after fire tragedy
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said that she recognised the suffering that residents have had to endure over the years with multiple disastrous fires hitting the area, saying that government could no longer look the other way.
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Sisulu to reveal long-term housing solution for fire-hit Masiphumelele
A massive fire on Thursday destroyed over 1,000 structures in the Cape Town informal settlement, leaving over 6,000 people homeless.
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Plato: Preliminary investigations point to arson in Masiphumelele fire
Over 1,000 homes were razed in the blaze and about 6,000 people lost everything in last week’s fire.
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Sisulu vows to find permanent housing solution for Masiphumelele residents
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu assessed the situation and talked to some of the thousands of people who lost everything in last week's fire.
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Fire-hit Masiphumelele residents to spend Christmas in temporary accommodation
Thousands of people lost everything when a massive fire swept through a part of an informal settlement last week Thursday, which razed more than 1,000 homes.
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Govt yet to make starter kits money available for Masiphumelele residents
Work crews are still clearing the site on Monday morning so that fire victims can start rebuilding.
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Gift of the Givers lend helping hand to fire-hit Masiphumelele residents
The organisation is supplying hot meals, hygiene packs, blankets and corrugated sheeting among others to help residents rebuild as much as they can.
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NPO calls on public to assist residents affected by Masiphumelele fire
The organisation has been collecting food, clothing and other household items to assist victims left stranded following a fire that ripped through a section of the community on Thursday.
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CoCT begins clearing of fire-hit areas ahead of Masiphumele rebuilding process
The City of Cape Town expects that it will take two days to clear the area and allow residents to start rebuilding.
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CoCT to declare Masiphumelele disaster area after thousands displaced by fire
While no one was injured or killed, more than 1,000 homes were destroyed, and most residents lost their possessions.
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Displaced Masiphumelele residents rebuild their homes after devastating fire
A fire raged through parts of the densely populated informal settlement on Thursday razing well over 1,000 homes.
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WC fire season: Firefighters battle blazes across province
Crews battled and contained wildfires in Greyton in the Overberg and in Great Brak River in the southern cape.
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Masiphumelele fire claims 3 lives
Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze, but several shacks were destroyed.
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Masiphumelele residents rebuild homes but fear next fire disaster
Over 1,200 people were left homeless after Sunday's blaze gutted their shacks.
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Most shacks rebuilt following Masiphumelele fire
Almost 1,300 people were left destitute following Sunday night's blaze that swept through an entire section of the township.
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CoCT: High-density townships lead to large-scale fires
Mayco member for Human Settlements Malusi Booi said that if residents heeded their warnings to maintain space between structures, the spread of fires could be avoided.
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1 person dead, over 1,000 left homeless after Masiphumelele shack fire
The City of Cape Town said the blaze destroyed 256 structures, affecting more than 1,200 people.
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Shack fire leaves more than 200 homeless in Masiphumelele
The blaze broke out in the informal settlement in the early hours of Sunday and destroyed 119 shacks.
