Pretoria: Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini is expected to visit families who lost their homes in a fire at the Masiphumelele informal settlement in Cape Town at the weekend.

On Tuesday Minister Dlamini, together with the Deputy Minister of Human Settlements Zou Kota-Fredericks, will bring emergency relief to the families in the form of food, toiletries, clothing, mattresses and other essentials.

A team from the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will also visit the area to assess the families and register those who qualify for social grants.

The two Ministers will also use the opportunity to assess the damage caused by the fire so that a plan can be put in place to help the affected families to rebuild their lives.

They will also visit the family of one of the two people who died in the blaze to offer their condolences.

Approximately 3 000 people were displaced and 800 informal structures were destroyed. A man and a woman died in one informal structure.

SOURCE: SOUTH AFRICAN OFFICAL NEWS