Shack catches fire during ANC’s Thuma Mina campaign in Tembisa
It has been reported the owner of the shack was listening to Ramaphosa talk about the need for electricity when a 'primus stove' in his shack exploded.
President Cyril Ramaphosa greets workers at the Worker’s Day commemorative event at the Isaac Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape province today, Tuesday, 1 May 2018. Picture: ANC Communications
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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