Emeute après un incendie mortel dans le bidonville de Khayelitsha (Cape town) – 7 mai 2012

Death by fire sparks service delivery riot

thenewage.co.za

May 8 2012

The deaths of two people in a shack fire in Khayelitsha TR informal settlement on Sunday morning sparked a residents » protest over the « lack of housing delivery ».

It is believed a paraffin heater caused the fire. Yamkela Mkiva, 15, died in the blaze, while her stepfather, Andile Mnyamana, and her mother, Thembeka Mkiva, were badly burnt.They were taken to hospital where Mnyamana died of his injuries. Read more…