died and 164 houses were damaged when the sludge dam gave way. This happened when heavy rains caused extra problems in the town in recent days.
The head of the Department, Doctor Mbulelo Nokwequ, says according to their report there was no immediate threat to life and property on the“We need to emphasize that according to our reports and assessments no immediate threat to life or property would arise from that second incident.”after the sludge dam burst three weeks ago.
Masitha says the department has already started engaging with the community on what the department is offering. “We anticipate roughly six months delivering this programme of Jagersfontein. It is going to almost 24 million and that is basically the emergency funds from the housing grants.”
Yeah some houses/ properties just chose to be demolished without a threat 🤡