A month after the Easter weekend fire in Joe Slovo informal settlement in the Western Cape, thousands of people are still displaced. National and local NGOs and businesses are working to provide the fire victims with food, clothing and other essentials.
Just over a month ago, a fire broke out at the Joe Slovo informal settlement, in Langa, Cape Town. The fire destroyed 260 structures and left about 1,200 people homeless.
On Monday, the collaboration delivered an additional 500 food hampers, each enough for a family of four. This donation was timed to bring relief to the affected families after other support had ended. Limise Bobo, who lost everything to the fire said: “Life has been hard since the fire. I lost everything and tried to rebuild my shack… I don’t even have the means or money to buy materials. We are grateful for the relief efforts… now we need homes… We can’t live with friends and neighbours forever.”
“I am currently staying with my friend in a three-roomed house with my four and her three children… seven of us in the small house… If only someone can build houses for us or donate some building material it will go a long way,” said Vuyiswa Sotashe., but their need has still not been met. The informal settlement has been part of a Department of Human Settlements national flagship housing project since 2014, yet offers inadequate housing.
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