The South African National Zakah Fund is appealing to members of the public to donate whatever they can to assist the victims of a fire at Masiphumelele near Fishhoek in the Cape Peninsula.
It gutted more than a thousand shacks and displaced thousands on Thursday.
Relief aid organisation Gift of
the Givers has been coordinating efforts to help affected families.
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato has also signed documents to initiate a process to declare Masiphumelele a local disaster
area.
This will allow for funding to be released to continue with relief efforts.
SANZAF Regional Coordinator Shafiek Barendse says, "In our assessment, Living Hope has seconded about 7 000 blankets and food for adults has been sorted for now.
The biggest challenge is formula and nappies for babies.
They have counted more than 400 babies.
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