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AfriForum calls for urgent resettlement after Plastic View shack fire [SOUND]

# AfriForum is demanding accountability after a fire at Plastic View informal settlement in Pretoria killed one man and destroyed six structures. It says this tragedy stems from the City of Tshwane’s failure to resettle illegal occupiers and rehabilitate dumping sites, despite repeated warnings. AfriForum’s Llewellynn Hemmens insists only alternative housing, evictions, and landfill rehabilitation will prevent further loss of life and calls on the public to pressure authorities into action:

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