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CT Disaster Management to assess damage in Masiphumelele after ravaging fire
It was unclear how many shacks were gutted in the blaze.
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Masiphumelele shack fire leaves about 150 residents displaced
In the past 10 days, there've been at least five serious shack fires across parts of the city in which three people died and thousands more were left homeless.
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100 displaced after fire breaks out in Masiphumelele
The City of Cape Town says a fire that broke out in Masiphumelele has been contained.
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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.
