Fire Displaces Thousands in South Africa

A fire on New Year's day destroyed 280 shacks in an informal settlement and left thousands of people homeless.

South Africa: Leaders AWOL After Khayelitsha Fire

GroundUp, 3 January 2013

Charred ruins of beds, microwaves, washing machines, fridges, corrugated iron, asbestos and other shack building materials are strewn across the BM section of Khayelitsha. read more »

Photo: SAPA

Shack file (file photo).

South Africa: Khayelitsha Residents to Get Temp IDs After Fire Disaster

SAnews.gov.za, 3 January 2013

Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor will on Friday lead a team of departmental officials, which will be issuing temporary Identity Documents (IDs) and other relevant documentation ... read more »
South Africa: Minister Naledi Pandor Issued Temporary IDs to Cape Town Fire Disaster Victims (press release)

South African Government, 4 January 2013

Minister of Home Affairs, Naledi Pandor, today, Friday, 4 January 2013 visited Khayelitsha where she issued temporary identity documents (IDs) to victims of the recent fire ... read more »

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