Opposition parties have urged the City of Cape Town to come up with a clear plan to assist and provide temporary homes for Langa residents who were displaced after a devastating blaze ripped through the suburb, destroying hundreds of homes.

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Firefighters took almost 6 hours to extinguish the blaze. The ANC says fires causing devastation in townships are a reoccurring problem in the city and unless densely populated townships are eradicated and upgraded, the problems will continue to persist.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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