Fire victims from Taiwan informal settlement say government has abandoned them
By Nomalanga Tshuma
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Cape Town - About 500 Taiwan informal settlement fire victims are still waiting for the government to activate disaster relief support after their shacks were destroyed in a fire that tore through the settlement earlier this year.
According to the Cape Metro Human Settlements Forum, the community have been waiting for months for the government to initiate disaster relief measures and began rebuilding their homes.
Spokesperson Kholekile Mwahla said: “We are unhappy with the government’s slow progress in addressing the plight of shack fire victims. The people of Taiwan, in Site C, have been left in limbo.