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The week-long storm which made landfall on Sunday 7 July affected some areas severely. In these areas the Mustadafin Foundation has to date assisted in relief efforts for thousands of storm damage victims.

Complaints of loitering, reported drugs and alcohol consumed at Heathfield railway have community leaders take the stance that it is simply “time to take back our streets and subways”.

The body of a man who washed up at Mouille Point on Sunday (yesterday) has yet to be identified.

“My 13-year-old son told me that he is proud of me, that was the most amazing feeling ever,” so explains Kirby Mcboneswa, a resident at the Haven Night Shelter based in Kraaifontein.

“It is a beautiful feeling to make a difference in a child’s life,” says Fresh Start cycling club co-founder Sageda de Klerk.

Following the resignation of former Ward 58 councillor Katherine Christie, revised dates have been confirmed for the area’s by-election, calling local voters to cast their ballots on Wednesday 28 August.

More than 6 500 informal settlement residents across the City received flood relief kits after adverse weather conditions caused flooding to roughly 14 000 structures last week.

As torrential rains caused major flooding and structural damage across the City last week, the vulnerable at the Haven Shelters in Kalk Bay and Kensington were impacted as dormitories flooded. A roof was also damaged and occupancy reached capacity.

As Disaster Risk Management officials continue to assess flooded roads and infrastructure damaged in last week’s stormy weather, Muizenberg Police Station is back in the spotlight after the building flooded due to an alleged damaged roof and an array

Around 1 000 residents in the Vygieskraal informal settlement have been badly impacted by the storm, with ankle and even knee-deep flooding across the settlement.