NATIONAL NEWS - Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane will on Monday visit Knysna in the wake of the devastating fires which have claimed the lives of seven people, including children and left widespread damage across the region.
Maimane will visit residents affected by the inferno and assess the damage caused.
More than 12,000 people were evacuated from their homes due to the blaze.
The Knysna Municipality says the fires in the region have been contained and firefighters are now making sure they don’t spread any further.
The municipality’s Fran Kirsten says: “We’re very happy to report that the fires are all contained and we’ve no further incidents through the night and nobody was evacuated.
“So the teams are monitoring the situation and hopefully today they will be able to control the fire.”
