Councillor Malusi Booi, who is on the City’s Mayoral Committee for Human Settlements, and Mmamoloko Kubayi, who is the National Minister of Human Settlements, went to visit residents who were affected by recent fires in Dunoon, Masiphumelele, Phola Park in Philippi, and Silvertown in Khayelitsha.
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Councillor Malusi Booi stated that city teams are completely committed to providing relief to fire and flood victims as soon as possible.
He said that a specific approach is developed according to the unique circumstances of a fire that takes place.
The City reportedly helps with soft aid, like donations, as well as a lot of on-site cleaning and service restoration, verification, and assistance assessments.
Since 15 December 2022, more than 1,000 residents in informal settlements have been affected by fires. In the recent fires, the majority of the affected areas were electrified.
In general, in older, long-established, city-supplied informal settlements where it has been possible to do so, almost 100% of the settlements are electrified.
“We look forward to working together with all stakeholders to enhance our emergency response after fires and floods in informal settlements in a feasible and well-defined manner,” said Booi.
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