Durban – A blazing fire swept through the Jika Joe informal settlement on Women’s Day, destroying at least 700 makeshift houses. Ironically, most of the displaced residents were women. KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma said some 500 people were now without shelter. “On Women’s Day, the majority of residents of Jika Joe informal settlements, mainly females, are homeless following a raging fire that destroyed …
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