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Between the Masiphumelele community and its surroundings, outside Cape Town, South Africa, 2016

Photo credit: Johnny Miller

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The struggle of transportation continue to rise in Western Cape. Commuters are asked to use alternative transportation till further notice. #masiphumelele (at City of Cape Town) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR3IfLTNl1q/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Scrap yarders collect burnt iron sheets for money after Masiphumelele fire

Scrap yarders collect burnt iron sheets for money after Masiphumelele fire

While a group of Masiphumelele residents anxiously wait for temporary homes, some scrap yarders have taken the opportunity to clear the site to make a few extra rands. Thousands of shack dwellers lost everything in a devastating fire a week before Christmas when a blaze gutted more than a thousand homes. And now three weeks later, the funds have finally been made available by national…

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Fire-hit Masiphumele residents still wait for solutions after weeks of promises

Fire-hit Masiphumele residents still wait for solutions after weeks of promises

After weeks of promises, the residents of Masiphumelele are hopeful that Friday will be the day they get to start rebuilding their lives. It was a grim festive period for thousands of informal settlers who lost everything in a massive fire that ripped through the area a week before Christmas. Thousands are still homeless. Since then, every week has come with a fresh promise and residents are…

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Masiphumelele displaced residents promised new homes

Masiphumelele displaced residents promised new homes

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu is raising health-related alarm bells. She says Masiphumelele informal settlement in Cape Town is not suitable for human habitation. A fire destroyed over a thousand homes in the area shortly before New Year, leaving many residents stranded. Zulu says the department is against erecting temporary structures in this area and is looking for an alternative…

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Firefighters rush to contain blazes cropping up in Cape Town

Firefighters rush to contain blazes cropping up in Cape Town

70 firefighters and three helicopters have been dispatched by the Table Mountain National Park to attend to wildlife in Red Hill, Cape Town. The fire broke out on Saturday and is said to be 80% contained. Firefighters from NCC Wildfires, Working on Fire, Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS), and the city’s fire and rescue services are at the scene trying to curb the blaze. Additional VWS…

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