Manenberg resident and activist, Munroe Owen, said ordinary people just pulled together and helped out. People of Manenberg stand together in times like this. Political, religious and other divides were simply set aside. Many shared this sentiment, adding that few in authority had ever come to the help of Manenberg. There is also widespread anger.
Several residents blame the council for years of neglect to the flats.
Look what happened. The council never repaired these houses over the years. Mintin has over the years renovated and improved the tiny flat he and his family were assigned to after government trucks loaded their possessions from their previous home in the now upmarket Tamboerskloof suburb.