Fire guts another Durban informal settlement

“These things happen in informal dwellings. We have to try to find a way to sort things out,” he said.“I don't have identity documents, that's why I do not have a bank account. All my money has gone. I only have R60.”

Mthokozisi Mhlangu, a landlord who lets more than 17 dwellings in the settlement, said he had been dealt a heavy blow.Though he had taken over the business from his mother, he did not recall the settlement burning before. The rent ranges from R400 to R700, depending on the structure. Community activist Thobe Shandu, who lives in the area, said they were quantifying the extent of the disaster.

“This morning [Wednesday] we are still getting people coming in and telling us about their woes. Once we have the full number we [will] forward the information to the disaster team.” She said compounding their plight was the lack of a hall in the ward. The settlement is part of ward 74, eThekwini.

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