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Emmaus residents fall into housing cracks

October 22, 2006 Edition 1

Fundiswa Nkwanyana

The residents of Emmaus, near Pinetown, were ecstatic to move from their shacks to brick and mortar homes, but their joy turned to misery when the cracks started to appear. And there was no water to flush the toilets.

Now the community fears their homes might collapse.

The houses were built by the Mariannhill Mission Institute after conflict with residents over land allocation. The residents moved into the houses in 1991.

But their dream homes had no water or electricity.

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August 27, 2006 Edition 1

HUNDREDS of families were left destitute on Friday when a fire razed more
than 400 shacks at the Siyasokola informal settlement near Seacow Lake,
Durban.

And to add to their misery, most residents had to spend Friday night in the
pouring rain that lashed most parts of the province just hours later.

"The flame is a demon that has destroyed our lives," said 6-year-old
Nkosinathi Zulu yesterday, as he scrambled for a spot under a single tent
set up by the eThekwini council for the families.