The greatest tragedy of this election is that we are bombarded with promises of what politicians claim they will do for us, and few words about what really matters: who we are and how we build our country based on that understanding.
While the cause of the fire was identified as arson, the commission of inquiry found the poor state of the premises led to a conflagration that spread and destroyed the entire building.
Baloyi’s invoice to the municipality works out to R14,000 per shack, which is just 3,5 square metres with a hardboard door and a single window. The shacks have no foundation and no ceiling, and water seeps through the roof. There are also gaps in the corner between the shack’s wooden frame and zinc walls.