Fire

No funds to help fire victims, says municipality

Thirteen families, who have been living in a community hall in Butterworth for a month, have been ordered to leave

200 shacks destroyed as fire rips through Isiphingo informal settlement

More than 300 people displaced, says eThekwini municipality

Fidelity fire service is unlawful, says City of Cape Town

But Fidelity says it is “confident that no existing laws prohibit or restrict” its private service

In photos: Aftermath of Silvermine fire

In photos: Wildfire scorches Cape Town’s Silvermine reserve

An injured firefighter has been hospitalised and about 198 homes have been evacuated

Navy ammunition depot in Simon’s Town is a fire hazard

Defence force is violating the law

A week later, Cape Town fire victims still wait for relief

SASSA says City only sent details of affected residents on Wednesday this week

Cape Town not immune to Los Angeles type fire disaster

The city has better preventative measures but is far less resourced than Los Angeles

Children miss school as uniforms destroyed in Philippi fire

Mother of three says she can’t afford new uniforms until the end of the month