The Provincial Minister for Human Settlements in the Western Cape, Bonginkosi Madikizela, will donate clothes he personally collected for the fire victims of Du Noon, Cape Town. Minister Madikizela is also calling for civil society to donate clothes to fire victims, as many have lost everything in recent fires in the BM Section, Khayelitsha and Du Noon fires.
The Du Noon fire began 01:12 on Tuesday, 01 January 2013 at the Ethembeni Informal Settlement, gutting 15 formal houses, destroying another 249 shacks and displacing approximately 800 people. The blaze also damaged the overhead electricity supply, which is currently being repaired.
The City of Cape Town’s disaster response teams assisted the fire victims with the supply of 750 hot meals, 50 baby packs, and have so far delivered over 200 starter shack kits to help people rebuild.
Minister Madikizela will hand over the clothing to the local ward councillor, who will sort and distribute it fairly. He will also do a site visit.
Donations can be delivered to the following City of Cape Town drop-off points:
- Central Fire Station, Roeland Street, Cape Town
- Fish Hoek Fire Station, Central Circle/7th Avenue, Fish Hoek
- Milnerton Fire Station, Koeberg Road, Milnerton
- Wynberg Fire Station, Wetton/Prince George Drive, Wynberg
- Somerset West Fire Station, c/o Oak and Spuiker Street, Somerset West
- Strand Fire Station, Broadway/George Road, Strand
- Goodwood Fire Station, c/o Frans Conradie and Hugo Street, Goodwood
Date: 17 January 2012
Time: 15h00
Place: Du Noon Resource Centre.
Directions:Enter Du Noon, go past the taxi rank, and turn left into Dumane Street. Follow the street through the traffic circles, passing two churches. Pass the netball field. The centre will be on your right.
Please call Councillor Mapasa for direction inquiries on 078 948 6989.
