W Cape Floods | 'Residents of Cape Town's informal settlements would welcome relocation' 

Feel truly sad that there are homeless people out there. Makes me feel so much more appreciation for my humble home and a comfortable bed. The weather can be very cruel.

So when will they learn not to build there evey year its the same storey

But where are they originally from? Those places aren't environments for building informal homes. Infrastructure is important. They should never have built there. Sorry not sorry. You can't make poor choices and then expect others to help you when it inevitably fails. People have been warning about these informal settlements for decades and every year it's the same thing. Insanity. Literally.

THE DA DON'T CONTROL THE WEATHER .

stop building shacks everywhere, maybe just maybe the area isn’t made for housing

Saying that these people don't learn or sorry not sorry is wild and ridiculous. It's like saying to a starving person sorry not sorry you got a stomach bug cause you ate from a bin. Those people are not happily just living in those areas, they're desperate. Show a little remorse or give them solutions.

So why do we choose to live in low-lying areas that flood?

I just want to know what must DA do exactly? If they move them, more people will go and build there after that, so they have to move them again? Until when? They did tell them not to build there. The Cape peninsula is running out of land for development, unless they are lying to us, but go read about it.

who said they must stay there ?

Happens every year? And you didn't move? So why did you build there?

They must help the people help themselves

She know that this is happening every year, but does not move away from the dam, or make a plan to prevent the water flooding her house!

i wonder who makes the place dirty and then complain its dirty🤔

Who's fault is that??????

Sorry they are flooded,but they are illegal squatters.They are not supposed to be there and the area is unsuitable for residence,now it is the governments fault,that is bull sh(one)t

Can I get a free house too

I'm from close by, most of the people living in this area are foreigners. They had electricity during load shedding due to illegal connection. Even though they are foreigners coming here was the only option to survive. I feel bad that they have to go through this bad situation. I pray every government takes care of its citizens so they don't have to move to a foreign country and build shacks in waterlogged areas. Shame on the government of these foreigners.

When they move her she will say: "it's too far for work"

Why do you think people did not build there in the past?

These people have it tough, but this is often the nature of informal settlement. No planning. People put a shack up, without clearance, in places where otherwise nothing would be built. No surveyors. No stormwater drains. No electricity. No running water. No roads even. Somebody carried bits of building material, and built a shack in a field, without any consultation, and then claimed squatting rights. At least half the informal settlements around Cape Town sprung up exactly in low lying areas that were considered too flood prone. And which with global warming will eventually even in parts be underwater, but unlivable long before that. It can be no other way. Who thought it was a great idea to build rickety shacks, building codes be damned, on flood plains? Who was so clever?

I'm so so sorry you're suffering. It's so sad. At the same time we can't expect the government to fix this. There are too many illegal structures, the middle class who gets taxed left, right and center, are being diminished. There isn't money to build free houses for everyone. Please stop building illegal structures. Please

It's very sad 💔💔💔😭😭💔

Sometimes thats the only place they can stay. Im sure they dont choose to stay there but it would be worthwhile biulding their houses on stilts to avoid flooding into the house

I feel sorry for them but with high seas and much rain, flooding is going to happen.

But are they going to prevent more inhabitants from moving there when others are relocated ?

Okubuhlungu bagcinileke ngekusababona bezonceda into yabo lena sesiyabazi thina

Poor government of Da when coming to the natives... It fails to provide Rdp houses for the poor were they are governing and improve the lives of the people... Those people cant be facing one problem every year it show that they being ingored by the Da

To say go back Ec is rude, but stop pointing fingers to DA which have 1 month in in power of 20%.Anc suppose building all space in western Cape ❤

Where is National Government in all of this?

when you build an illegal settlement in wetlands.

Sad but it's why the city keeps moving the informal settlements away from these areas but they keep fighting city and moving back.

Any organisation around Johannesburg that will take used clothes and household items. Gift of Givers takes money donations and new items.

Thanks the ANC who you voted for

Will all the E.Cape, N.Cape and from wherever go back to where they came from . They live and put up shacks all over, so why complain ..

This is what happens if you vote for the ANC.

The DA must give jobs and opportunity it has promised with that tax money they must be relieved.

Anger? Its winter.

0:11 Tafel"siegh"?

Why build in a dangerous wet places

Maybe you built on wrong land(hence informal settlement.

ANC & DA can visit Ukrain n Palestine but our ppl are dying everyday 😅😅

You can't blem the Government for the rain, you must know that the rain

At least the IMPORTANT people (the ANC and DA bigwigs) are safe, dry, warm, well-fed and taken care of....

Vote DA neh???

1:01 1:02

Now's talk

Abancedi ngalutho kumnandi nje ukuvela bekhuluma isingiso

The rain comes from above the Sky so you can not blem the Government for it

It’s Winter and We need RAIN

Mam that is the reason you get a architect and a inspector for these reasons. Draining systems etc should be in place for all you know you might be living in a ditch, understand❤.

Im nobesuthu plaatjies still waiting for srd grant for years

Amapondo nokuthanda imijondolo... Nizomuka

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Puni😂

This is 100% the DA fault. Fcukin useless party.

CAPE TOWN HAS MASHANGANE AS WELL MARA STHULE WE DNT SAY GO BACK TO LIMPOPO...

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so sad, where's you men, what's your husbands doing.....you have place to stay, go back to EC

Anc is to blame 😂

Where is PA😂😂

DA - the city that works for the rich - most unequal city in the world

The DA exposed again

Vote for DA

How much million did the DA spend on Newlands swimming baths?