Over 2 000 Tshwane residents lose their homes after informal settlement fire

Over 2,000 residents have lost their homes in the City of Tshwane following a destructive fire.

This comes amid a cold snap that gripped South Africa. It was characterized by dense snowfall, heavy rain, and an evident drop in the mercury.

The blaze destroyed over 814 structures at the Cemetery View informal settlement over the weekend in the east of the capital.

One person died, and others have been hospitalized.

Community leader Banele Tshoko said the municipality instructed them not to rebuild their structures.

“They said we should not rebuild our structures as they decide. We are waiting for an answer. Those who are building don’t know where they stand.”

-EWN

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