Firefighters and officials had a hellish Monday fighting Cape Town fire
By Shakirah Thebus
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Cape Town - The strong south-easterly winds fanned the flames of the devastating fire on Table Mountain on Monday making it impossible for helicopters to assist in dousing the flames.
The flames were making their way down the mountain towards Walmer Estate on Monday, and some Walmer Estate residents even helped to fight the flames making their way towards homes in Upper Melbourne Road.
They were later assisted by firefighters.
Resident Nazeem Ebrahim said: “When we saw the small fire on Sunday, we were already preparing. We know the wind, and we know the effects of the wind, and we won’t leave the community in the cold just like that, so the City’s Disaster Management should have trucks stationed here.”
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Siyanda Ndlovu Brown was laid to rest at the West Park Cemetery on Thursday hour after the news of her death in accordance with Islamic traditions. Veteran Journalist Karima Brown is under attack from the grave with people asking why they should be sensitive towards her death when she failed to be sensitive when the late Jackson Mthembu passed away and the late Xolani Gwala was battling stage four cancer. Picture: Jakob Polacsek
Brown was laid to rest at the West Park Cemetery on Thursday hour after the news of her death in accordance with Islamic traditions.
A small number of invited people attended the funeral.
Patricia de Lilleâs husband Edwin dies after long illness
By Theolin Tembo
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Cape Town â Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia De Lille took to Twitter on Monday morning, to share the news that her husband of 49 years, Edwin, had died.
In the social media post, De Lille said: âIt is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my husband, Edwin de Lille.
âWe were married for 49 years and he was a true partner and supporter, always giving me the freedom to pursue my work in serving the country.â
Edwin de Lille had previously suffered a stroke on October 11, 2012, and had suffered from hypertension and diabetes.
Plans to repair the Beitbridge border fence âis a shamâ
By Siyabonga Mkhwanazi
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Cape Town - The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has come under fire from the standing committee on public accounts over plans to repair the Beitbridge border fence.
MPs warned on Tuesday that it would be a waste of money to fix the fence and called on the department to put up a new fence to secure the countryâs border.
The department has been facing questions since the fence was installed a few months ago at a cost of R37 million, but it has since collapsed.