Cape residents still waiting for homes to be rebuilt — two years after blaze
Two years ago a fire destroyed 53 houses, but the families still wait for new ones
27 December 2020 - 00:00
Dirkie van Rooy settles his good leg into the Wupperthal dust and recalls when he had to hobble to escape a raging wildfire...
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