{"id":46245,"date":"2025-02-27T11:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T09:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/rebuilding-after-disaster-fire-victims-in-nomzamo-get-support-20250227\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:14:42","slug":"rebuilding-after-disaster-fire-victims-in-nomzamo-get-support-20250227","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/rebuilding-after-disaster-fire-victims-in-nomzamo-get-support-20250227\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebuilding after disaster: Fire victims in Nomzamo get support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The national Department of Human Settlements provided building materials to 36 shack-fire victims from Vag \u2018n Bietjie, Green Point, and Pholile informal settlements.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fires occurred on separate occasions, with the largest in Vag \u2018n Bietjie on 24 December, affecting 72 shacks and claiming one life.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ward 86 councillor Xolani Diniso urged residents to practice fire safety, especially during load shedding, and avoid cooking while intoxicated.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 36 shack-fire victims from different areas received building material on Monday 24 February donated by the national Department of Human Settlements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group of people gathered in an open space near Nomzamo Primary School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The beneficiaries were from Vag \u2018n Bietjie (13 people), Green Point (9 people) and Pholile (14 people) informal settlements.Giving the background to these incidents, Ward 86 councillor Xolani Diniso said the fires occurred on separate occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe first incident occurred at Vag \u2018n Bietjie on the 24 December last year. 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