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Alex residents feel abandoned after fire destroys their shacks

Most sleeping in cold streets as no shelter has been provided

Gladys Mmola, 69, lost everything after a raging fire destroyed her home and those of 163 other people in Alexandra, northern Joburg.

About 90 shacks built on top of a warehouse at 10th Avenue caught fire on Friday. There were no fatalities...

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