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28 September 2018 Year 29 Vol: 05
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Vhembe fire services in
A state of collapse? By Elmon Tshikhudo
Despite continued assurances by the Vhembe District Municipality (VDM) that the more than R300 million that was invested with the embattled VBS will not affect service delivery, the fire services department in the municipality seems to be in a state of collapse. This incapability became evident during recent fires that broke out at different areas in the municipality. At almost all the fires that the fire department attended, the success rate left much to be desired. In most cases, the fires burnt the properties to the ground while residents watched in disbelief. A month ago, the luxurious, multimillion-rand Joe Matsila Guest House at Matsila outside Vuwani was demolished by fire. Nothing was saved. Three weeks ago, rondavels belonging to a late traditional leader at Vhufuli were razed by fire when firefighters failed to contain it. Recently, a house belonging to well-known reggae musician and former Muvhango actor Mr Jacky Nethomboni was also destroyed by fire at Tshisahulu. Even though the
Ramushwana Fire Station is just a stone’s throw away from Tshisahulu, the musician’s house was completely gutted, and nothing was saved from it. A fortnight ago, the Johannesburg fire department had to use a fire truck from Capricorn District to carry the casket of the late fireman, Meshack Muedi, during his funeral at Dzwerani as Vhembe did not have a truck. In the most recent fire, on Monday, community members watched in disbelief at the Kalahari Inn Sibasa as the rondavels at the inn were engulfed in flames, causing thousands of rands in damage. Firefighters were also not spared as they stood helpless because their water trucks ran empty. The fire, which allegedly started in one of the rondavels, soon spread to other rondavels. Two water tankers from private construction companies arrived with water to help contain the fire, but immense damage had been caused by then. Many of the people who were at the scene of the fire put the blame squarely on the VDM. “This is poor service and we are blaming our municipality. - Continues on p2
Above: One rondavel at Kalahari Inn is engulfed in flames. Right: Private water tankers assisted in trying to contain the flames at Kalahari Inn in Sibasa.
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