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40 displaced after fire in Masiphumelele
It's not yet known what caused the blaze on Monday night.
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Displaced residents in Masiphumelele receive relief aid
A blaze ripped through the informal settlement over the weekend, destroying 40 structures and displacing 110 people.
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Shack fire displaces some Masiphumelele residents
At least 14 structures were destroyed by the fire in the early hours of this morning.
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Man dies in Masiphumelele shack fire
Firefighters responded to the shack blaze early this morning.
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Masiphumelele residents to start rebuilding their homes
At least 600 people have been displaced after Friday's blaze in which 150 homes were razed to the ground.
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Humanitarian aid to continue in Masiphumele
At least 600 people have been displaced in the blaze that razed more than 150 shacks to the ground.
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Masiphumelele fire brought under control
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage caused remains unknown.
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Plans for Masiphumelele housing project nears completion
The City of Cape Town is currently finalising plans around the construction of several RDP houses.
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WC Education Dept gives reasons for textbook shortage in Masiphumelele
The WCED has attributed a shortage of textbooks at Masiphumelele High School to protests & fires.
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More illegally built shacks torn down in Masiphumelele
Residents say Metro Police officials moved in and destroyed their homes early this morning.
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Protesters in Masiphumelele hand over memorandum of grievances
Demonstrators marched to local municipal offices today, demanding housing.
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Shacks built illegally to be demolished in Masiphumelele
A number of shacks which have been illegally erected on private land in Masiphumelele will be torn down.
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Masiphumelele residents start rebuilding after deadly fire
Thousands of Masiphumelele residents have started rebuilding their homes today.
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'Violent protests delayed painting project in Masiphumelele'
A councillor claims a plan to coat shacks in the area with fire retardant paint was cancelled.
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'Masiphumelele fire could've been avoided'
The company that manufactures fire-retardant paint says govt didn’t act on time to hire their services.
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‘There’s hope Masiphumelele residents will have homes by Sunday’
More than 4,000 people were displaced in a fire which broke out over the weekend.
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Donations pour in as Masiphumelele residents rebuild their lives
Capetonians & some retailers have been making donations & rallying around thousands of residents.
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'Layout of Masiphumelele shacks needs to change'
Two people were killed by the shack fires which also left 4,000 people displaced.
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City of CT does groundwork for Masiphumelele residents after fire
Most residents lost all their belongings and donations for them have started pouring in.
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Masiphumelele: 2 dead, 4,000 homeless after shack fire
Thousands are trying to rebuild their lives following the devastating fire that ripped through Masiphumelele.
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Masiphumelele to get mobile police station
Mobile police stations are a short-term solution to reducing crime in theses areas.
