Thousands of residents left homeless by the June floods in the Eastern Cape are still waiting for shelter, with only a fraction of those affected relocated so far.
Provincial authorities confirmed that 25 families have recently been moved into temporary residential units at Mayden Farm.
The floods, which devastated large parts of Mthatha and surrounding areas, displaced more than 4,700 people and destroyed hundreds of houses.
Officials explained that the temporary residential units are basic two-room structures designed to provide short-term relief.
Permanent housing remains a longer-term project that will take time to deliver. Each relocated family has also been given a R2,700 voucher from the South African Social Security Agency to help with immediate needs.
Similar relief efforts are already in progress in the Mnquma Municipality where about 120 temporary units have been occupied. Authorities have promised to expand construction in the coming months.
Despite these interventions, thousands of flood survivors remain in community halls and churches where conditions are overcrowded and many continue to struggle after losing everything.
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