Cape Town: The Disaster Risk Management Centre of the City of Cape Town called for donations to augment the humanitarian relief efforts. The officials from the city extended gratitude to donors who granted their help in disaster relief and made efforts.
Reportedly, the disaster relief efforts gather momentum following the fire in Masiphumelele this week. The work still continued to assist the thousands of people who got displaced by a fire in Dunoon, earlier this month.
The city officials were thankful to receive donations from members of the public such as the Shoprite Group and the Universal Church.
Furthermore, in one of the latest donations made to assist the residents of Dunoon, the Chinese Consul General handed over goods at the Milnerton Fire Station on Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026.
This was a major valuable donation that included living essentials such as 500 blankets, 100 mattresses, rice, noodles, water, cereal and tissue paper.
Considering this, Chairperson of the Safety and Security Portfolio Committee of the City of Cape Town – Councillor Mzwakhe Nqavashe said that they are incredibly grateful to all of the donors who have heeded the call to help those in need.
Notably, Cape Town has experienced some devastating structural fires in recent months. And, the goods received will go a long way to getting the displaced residents back on their feet.
Earlier, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and MMC for Human Settlements Councillor Carl Pophaim joined the City teams and NPO partners in Dunoon Site-5 to distribute the essentials donated by Capetonians at various City fire station drop-off points.
The staff of City of Cape Town reached out to all those who were affected and registered 2,604 people and 632 structures that re-impacted by the fire. The city has supplied these verified personal details to National Government for urgent release of reconstruction kits and further relief via the South African Social Services Agency (SASSA).
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said that residents in Dunoon Site-5 are very grateful for the kindness shown by so many Capetonians who dropped off donations at various fire stations.