Residents from the Kameeldrift plot 175 informal settlement have called on the municipality to expedite the formalization of the area following Tuesday night’s devastating fire.
About 90 shacks were burnt to the ground, however, no injuries or fatalities were reported.
In August 2021, the City of Tshwane bought two plots near the informal settlement to accommodate the overflow of people and shacks on plot 175.
However, two years later, the people have not been relocated.
The Kameeldrift plot 175 informal settlement does not receive a stable rubbish collection service from the Tshwane Municipality.
So to dispose of their rubbish, they burn it in a nearby site where Tuesday night’s fire started.
Ward 87 councillor, Freddie Pienaar, said the process to relocate and formalize the area had hit many snags.
“Given the fact that we have financial constraints, it’s not something that can be done overnight, we do not have R40 or R50 million so we can immediately put services in, in terms of sewer lines, water, electricity, and then construct the houses.”
Since the crack of dawn, many families have been rebuilding their shacks in order to have a place to sleep tonight.
-EWN
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