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Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Benson Fihla and Social Development MEC Pemmy Majodina embarked on a series of visits across the Metro on Monday to provide support and relief to members of the community affected by the recent shack fires in Malabar Extension 6 and the recent death of a teenager at a place of safety.
The number of families affected by the shack fires at the weekend are still unknown as more families turn up at the Malabar Community Hall and the Revival Faith Mission Church on a daily basis.
These families lost all their belongings including Identity Documents and Sassa cards in the blaze.
Children have been unable to attend school as their uniforms were also lost in the fires.
Majodina further assured community members that Home Affairs will return to collect all necessary information needed to replace lost Identity Documents and Birth Certificates of young children.
She said children would also receive new school uniforms in order for them to go back to school as soon as possible.
Municipal spokesperson Kupido Baron says Fihla and Majodina also visited the grief stricken grandmother of 17-year-old Siphosethu Mali who passed away in hospital last Friday.
He succumbed to his injuries after apparently been beaten during an altercation following his escape from the Ekuselweni Secure Care Centre in Kwazakhele which accommodates youths awaiting trial.
