Shack dwellers in the Western Cape will in future be prohibited from erecting structures in hazardous areas.
Provincial housing minister, Richard Dyantyi, says his department will be introducing laws to this effect next year. He was speaking at Khayamnandi near Stellenbosch where, together with Disaster Management, a campaign was launched to intensify fire prevention in informal settlements.
Khayamnandi has been identified as one of 10 communities in the province with high incidents of shack fires.
Dyantyi says even after shack fires, communities will not be allowed to return to these areas for their own safety.
“This coming year we're going to be introducing legislation… in the province that is going prevent … people (moving back to)… vulnerable areas ... We do identify these dangerous areas, (and then) people go and build on them…” says Dyantyi. - SABC
Provincial housing minister, Richard Dyantyi, says his department will be introducing laws to this effect next year. He was speaking at Khayamnandi near Stellenbosch where, together with Disaster Management, a campaign was launched to intensify fire prevention in informal settlements.
Khayamnandi has been identified as one of 10 communities in the province with high incidents of shack fires.
Dyantyi says even after shack fires, communities will not be allowed to return to these areas for their own safety.
“This coming year we're going to be introducing legislation… in the province that is going prevent … people (moving back to)… vulnerable areas ... We do identify these dangerous areas, (and then) people go and build on them…” says Dyantyi. - SABC
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