Thirty Barcelona residents were left destitute after a devastating fire tore through their local community, destroying in its wake their homes and all their belongings.
Barcelona councillor Bongani Ngcombolo said: “The situation we are sitting with is not easy to navigate because the City is now refusing to do anything. As much as we can source clothes, blankets and food for a few days, the most important thing people need is support to rebuild their homes.
“The City might say that the national government took the grant and gave it to Sassa, but at the end of the day what did they do? What was their response to that? Because we live in a city where one local community or the other is going up in flames every other day? The City is responsible for the people living in it, so how is it that they are content with not being able to help people in need,” said Ngcombolo.
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