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PHOTOS | Informal settlement residents bear the brunt of Cape floods

19th July 2024 Vincent Lali 0

Residents of informal settlements have been the hardest hit by the heavy downpours, cold, and gusty winds that have engulfed parts of the Western Cape Province for the past two weeks.

A week of misery for informal settlement residents

11th July 2024 Mzi Velapi Vincent Lali 0

The South African Weather Services has issued a level 8 warning for the Western Cape.

Cape Floods: Eleven dead and thousands homeless without help from City

6th October 2023 Asive Mabula 0

The recent floods in Cape Town devastated informal settlements, particularly in low lying areas that ironically offers them security from forced removal since the land is not deemed habitable.

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