[Abahlali] We still maintain our position and reject city's flood and fire intervention strategies

MEDIA ALERT/INVITATION
23 AUGUST 2011

The Western Cape Human Settlements Minister, Bonginkosi Madikizela and City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Ernest Sonnenberg, will inspect the standard emergency housing kits in Ndabeni tomorrow, 24 August 2011.
Emergency kits are distributed to people made destitute by floods and fires. These kits provide interim relief to the affected individuals.
The Provincial Government Department of Human Settlements has approved an additional R10 million in funding to provide fire and flood kits to affected residents. The City administers this funding and is responsible for the assembly and distribution of emergency kits where necessary.

All media are welcome to attend.
Date: Wednesday 24 August
Time: 11:00
Venue: Ndabeni Stores

Directions to the venue: Take the N1, then take the M5 turn-off to Muizenberg. Take the first off-ramp, i.e. Berkeley Road. Turn right at the second set of traffic lights into Alexandria Road. Take the first left onto Oude Molen Road. Go to the T-junction, then turn right into the Ndabeni Stores.

Since the initial approval by the Provincial Department of Human Settlements in 2004, various fund extensions have been granted to ensure that victims of floods and fire disasters are provided with interim relief in the form of fire or flood kits and relocation assistance.

An amount of R10 million was allocated from December 2009 to July 2011. A total of 4 277 families were assisted during the last financial year with 1 657 flood kits and 2 620 fire kits provided at a cost of just over R4 million. The amount has been increased by another R10 million until April 2012.
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Issued by: Communication Department, City of Cape Town

Media enquiries: Councillor Ernest Sonnenberg, Mayoral Committee Member: Human Settlements, Tel: 021 400 2342 or Cell: 083 261 9105/082 402 4825

Bruce Oom, Spokesperson for Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela, Human Settlements Department, Provincial Government of the Western Cape, Tel: 021 483 6622 or Cell : 072 465 5177