Shacks
42 people in Paarl displaced after fire destroys homes
It's believed a man threw a petrol bomb at the structures sparking an inferno on Friday night.
In the first tragedy, fire crews rushed to a blaze that engulfed several shacks in Heinz Park overnight.
Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha has come under fire for launching an embarrassing shack settlement, costing R2.4m for 40 shacks, last week.
The city says the shacks have been illegally erected in a certain area in Kaalfontein.
Human settlements MMC says there are over 100 informal settlements in the city of Ekurhuleni.
Politicians play the blame game while Nomzamo residents suffer.
The DA has accused the ANC of trying to score political mileage out of the evictions.
This follows two years of talks between the organisation and the DA.
The municipality obtained a court order to breakdown about 100 shacks that had been illegally erected.
The LRC says the City of Cape Town illegally destroyed shacks in Philippi East.
The City was granted an urgent interdict to have illegal shacks removed off land in Philippi-East.
Disaster services have been on high alert and are assessing the affected areas.
Over 1,200 people have already been affected by heavy rains and gale force winds in Cape Town.
A group of CT illegal dwellers have moved from pillar to post in search of shelter but keep getting removed.
Shack fire victims in Nelson Mandela Bay will be placed at different areas.
Emergency Services responded to a call where three children died in a shack fire in Vlakfontein.
Several people were injured in a fire in Marlboro, while hundreds more remain displaced.
The JMPD on Thursday returned to Marlboro to break down 100 shacks.
Officials warn shack dwellers to be more vigilant when using fires.