Shack catches fire during ANC’s Thuma Mina campaign in Tembisa

During the ANC’s electioneering campaign, called Thuma Mina, in Tembisa today, a shack caught fire as the party’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, was addressing residents of the location’s Tswelopele informal settlement.

News24 reports the fire – suspected to be caused by a primus stove – gutted the shack as Ramaphosa was talking about the need for electricity and decent housing to be provided for residents of the informal settlement.

Some residents reportedly offered a hand at attempts to douse the flames and salvage whatever they could from the fire.

#ThumaMina The community trying to salvage what they can. Ramaphosa and the leadership of the ANC have left. pic.twitter.com/15vp4QVgYz

— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) May 18, 2018

WATCH Residnets now moving away from shack on fire. “There is gas in there” they say. #ThumaMina pic.twitter.com/xJXz4tlyEc

— Clement Manyathela (@TheRealClementM) May 18, 2018

#ThumaMina Residents say Pres Ramaphosa must come see “why we need housing”…Shack caught fire as Pres was addressing residents in this informal settlement. CM pic.twitter.com/ksu703nMLG

— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) May 18, 2018

The Thuma Mina campaign focuses on service delivery, and it began today as the president of the country and state embarked on a walkabout in Tembisa.

The party’s leadership entourage left for the campaign’s next stop after the fire engulfed the shack in the area.

RT @Hlengi: And off they go. Before that Ramaphosa's speech got interrupted by a shack on fire #ThumaMina pic.twitter.com/jWBjQ4RsnR

— City Press (@City_Press) May 18, 2018

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