Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane and Deputy Minister Tandi Mahambehlala will engage with informal settlements dwellers affected by the recent fire disaster in the City of Cape Town and assess progress being made with regards to the provisions of the emergency housing guidelines i.e. rebuild, relocation, restoration and repairs.

Their programme will include a visit to the Wag ‘n Bitjie informal settlement, Nomzamo in Strand where a 30-year-old man lost his life due to smoke inhalation whilst they battled a fire that left more than 200 people displaced on the morning of Christmas eve – 24/12/2024.

Details are as follows:

Venue A: Dunoon Informal Settlements

Time: 15:00 hrs

Venue B: Wag ‘n Bitjie (Behind iKhwezi Clinic), Nomzamo, Strand

Time: 16:00 hrs

*Media Enquiries: Tsekiso Machike, Spokesperson to the Minister on 078 237 3900 / Tsekiso.Machike@dhs.gov.za or DHS Acting Head of Communications Mandulo Maphumulo on 082 099 7699 / Mandulo.Maphumulo@dhs.gov.za

Issued by the Ministry of Human Settlements of the Republic of South Africa, Govan Mbeki House 240, Justice Mahomed Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria

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