Fire
Fire crew attacked responding to blaze where toddler died
The five-year-old boy was home alone with his three-year-old brother when the fire started
Brief | 11 July 2022
Fire finishes off Motherwell library
The library has been closed since the start of the pandemic
Brief | 7 July 2022
Six children and two adults die in Cape Town shack fires
Three fires in West Bank, Nyanga and Philippi also left scores of people homeless
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Siphokazi Mnyobe
News | 4 July 2022
Woman dies trying to save her family
Mfuleni family loses three members in a fire. Two children are still fighting for their lives in hospital.
Brief | 29 June 2022
Yeoville Market fire was a xenophobic attack, say activists and stall owners
Many immigrant entrepreneurs lost their livelihoods in the fire
News | 24 June 2022
Over a thousand people lose their homes in devastating shack fire
Mayco Member alleges that firefighting effort was hampered by people cutting fire hoses
By Vincent Lali
News | 17 April 2022
Fire leaves 200 families homeless in Strand
A blaze fanned by high winds swept through Solly’s Town on Wednesday night
By Vincent Lali
News | 17 March 2022
Father burnt in shack fire saving son
About 27 families lost their homes in a blaze on Saturday morning in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 7 March 2022