"I have nothing left, not a cent, not a piece of clothing, nothing. I wasn't in time to save anything."
This was how a mother of three small children, Nosipho Gowa, described the aftermath of a fire that ripped through the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Langa on Sunday night.
Gowa is one of the residents fighting a move to Delft.
Last night, some residents were still adamant that they would resist moving to temporary housing in Delft.
The government is embroiled in a legal battle to get the residents moved so that the next development of the flagship N2 Gateway housing project can take place.
About 250 families were driven out of their homes when the fire broke out at about 5.50pm.
Gowa, 45, who shares her home with her children and her sister, said she was at a church meeting when the fire broke out.
She was thankful no one was in the house when it started.
"I can only imagine what would would have happened if anyone was inside (the house). One of my children or my sister could have been badly hurt, even me," she said.
Thomas Nsibi said he was in "shock" and could not believe he had nothing left besides the clothes on his back.
"This is a very sad time for me and my family," he said.
This morning Western Cape Social Development MEC Koleka Mqulwana promised that relief funding would be provided for the estimated 250 families who were displaced .
"We are going to help people with packages of clothing, books and school uniforms.
At the informal settlement on Sunday night, some residents were adamant that they would resist moving to the government's temporary housing in Delft.
The government is em-broiled in a legal battle to get the residents moved so that the next development of the flagship N2 Gateway housing project can take place. - Cape Argus
This was how a mother of three small children, Nosipho Gowa, described the aftermath of a fire that ripped through the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Langa on Sunday night.
Gowa is one of the residents fighting a move to Delft.
Last night, some residents were still adamant that they would resist moving to temporary housing in Delft.
The government is embroiled in a legal battle to get the residents moved so that the next development of the flagship N2 Gateway housing project can take place.
About 250 families were driven out of their homes when the fire broke out at about 5.50pm.
Gowa, 45, who shares her home with her children and her sister, said she was at a church meeting when the fire broke out.
She was thankful no one was in the house when it started.
"I can only imagine what would would have happened if anyone was inside (the house). One of my children or my sister could have been badly hurt, even me," she said.
Thomas Nsibi said he was in "shock" and could not believe he had nothing left besides the clothes on his back.
"This is a very sad time for me and my family," he said.
This morning Western Cape Social Development MEC Koleka Mqulwana promised that relief funding would be provided for the estimated 250 families who were displaced .
"We are going to help people with packages of clothing, books and school uniforms.
At the informal settlement on Sunday night, some residents were adamant that they would resist moving to the government's temporary housing in Delft.
The government is em-broiled in a legal battle to get the residents moved so that the next development of the flagship N2 Gateway housing project can take place. - Cape Argus
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