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Government assists 44 families left homeless in Margate following a fire
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Durban - Masingene informal settlement residents in Margate, whose homes were destroyed in a recent fire, received 24 Temporary Residential Areas (TRAs), vouchers, blankets and building materials on Saturday from the Departments of Social Development, Human Settlements and Public Works.
Social Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza and Human Settlements and Public Works MEC Ntuthuko Sibiya provided the relief.
According to Human Settlements spokesperson Mbulelo Baloyi, a gas stove had exploded in the informal settlement last week causing a fire which destroyed about 40 shacks in the area, leaving about 44 families homeless.
Social Development extends closing date for applications of the ECD Employment Stimulus Fund Source Thursday, 18 February 2021, 19:09 The Provincial Departments of Social Development through their local offices are also available to assist organisations.
NATIONAL NEWS - The Department of Social Development has extended the deadline for the closing date of the applications of the ECD-ESRF to the 26 February 2021. In addition, a new web-form (available in three other languages over and above English) to assist with the applications is available on the website.
It will allow applicants to save and update their applications as well as check their application status using their reference number.
Concern for Cape elderly with Covid-19 cases in old age homes on the rise
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Cape Town - There has been a call for Western Cape residents to take extra caution when engaging with the elderly as there has been a recent increase in Covid-19 infections in old age homes.
Western Cape MEC of Social Development Sharna Fernandez said in the space of a week, active Covid-19 infections among residents in old age homes have more than doubled from 32 cases on December 14, to 78 on December 21.
“I once again urge the public to proceed with extreme caution when engaging our seniors. It is up to each of us to act responsibly, so that we can protect not only ourselves, but others too,” said Fernandez.