{"id":46600,"date":"2025-03-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=46600"},"modified":"2025-03-20T10:28:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T08:28:50","slug":"ward-38-fire-survivors-get-long-awaited-housing-aid-from-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/ward-38-fire-survivors-get-long-awaited-housing-aid-from-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Ward 38 fire survivors get long-awaited housing aid from government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ward 38 shack-fire victims in KTC finally received their building materials on Wednesday 13 March, after waiting for nearly a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victims, who lost their homes in April last year, got the building material from the Department of Human Settlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward councillor Suzanne Zumana said the handover of the material had been long overdue. She stated that most of the victims had already rebuilt their shacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is disturbing that the department only now has provided the building material from which the shack fire incident occurred in April last year. We have two shack fire victims who are staying with relatives because they are unable to rebuild their shacks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Zumana, each victim received 15 zinc sheets, 11 rafters, four pelerines, four poles, a packet of nails, padlock and slide latch-lock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"46605\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/ward-38-fire-survivors-get-long-awaited-housing-aid-from-government\/ktc-1-materials-city-vision-2025\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/KTC-1-Materials-City-Vision-2025.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KTC-1 Materials City Vision 2025\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The KTC shack fire victims, who lost their homes in April last year, got the building material from the Department of Human Settlement.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ward 38 shack-fire victims in KTC finally received their building materials on Wednesday 13 March.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/KTC-1-Materials-City-Vision-2025-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/KTC-1-Materials-City-Vision-2025-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The KTC shack fire victims, who lost their homes in April last year, got the building material from the Department of Human Settlement.\" class=\"wp-image-46605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/KTC-1-Materials-City-Vision-2025-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/KTC-1-Materials-City-Vision-2025-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/KTC-1-Materials-City-Vision-2025-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/KTC-1-Materials-City-Vision-2025.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ward 38 shack-fire victims in KTC finally received their building materials on Wednesday 13 March.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She said they are aware that the material is not enough but will make the difference. She urged the community to switch off all the electrical appliances when they leave their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the beneficiaries, Mbulelo Mbelwa, praised the councillor for giving them the material. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so happy with the new building material. Without our ward councillor we are nothing. I nagged her and asked her about the material, which we wouldn\u2019t have received this material if Zumana wasn\u2019t here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mbelwa said he will build a room for the children. He said his children are too old to stay with them in the same house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have two sons (16 and 12 years old). I will have a private space now. 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