A bleak start to 2023 for parts of Cape Town as a third fire hits within 48 hours. First DuNoon, then Masiphumelele, and now Polar Park in Philippi. 1000 residents have been left homeless, 300 informal homes were destroyed, and the death of a woman after a fire ripped through the informal settlement in the early hours of Sunday morning. … Continue reading Bleak start to 2023 as blaze rips through Cape Town settlement