{"id":295115,"date":"2026-01-23T20:25:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=295115"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:25:23","slug":"mpetha-square-fire-in-nyanga-leaves-48-people-displaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/mpetha-square-fire-in-nyanga-leaves-48-people-displaced\/","title":{"rendered":"Mpetha Square fire in Nyanga leaves 48 people displaced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At least 18 shacks were destroyed in a fire at Mpetha Square informal settlement in Nyanga, which left more than 40 people homeless yesterday(Thursday 22 January). The cause of the incident was unclear at this stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-shooting-incident-leaves-three-dead-two-hospitalised\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"266676\">Dumisani Qwebe<\/a>, a community leader and Nyanga Community Policing (CPF) secretary, described the situation in the area as horrible. He said many shack-fire victims were left with nothing. &#8220;Only three families were able to carry their belongings out during the inferno. Most of the residents were at work when the fire started.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qwebe urged the community to donate whatever they have to the shack fire victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shack-fire victim Sisa Dunjana said he lost everything in the flames. &#8220;I was at Junxion Mall in Philippi when the incident started. When I arrived my shack had burnt down. I don\u2019t know what to do. 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