Fire wipes out Stellenbosch homes on New Year’s Eve

Nobuhle Nonhinhi escaped with only a few personal documents, a television set, and a fridge when a fire engulfed an informal settlement in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch, on New Year’s Eve.Despite the devastation, Nonhinhi is grateful to have saved her three children, aged 23, six, and one. She is among close to 90 victims who watched their belongings burn to ashes on Tuesday night. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.“I went out for about ten minutes. And then I heard a scream: ‘Fire fire, fire’. I ran back to check. Upon arriving I was shuttered. The fire was already…