A number of famous faces have rolled their sleeves up to lay a helping hand on the dire situation in Alexandra.
Residents of the Gauteng township have been devastated after a shack fire reportedly destroyed 500 shacks in the area of informal settlements, leaving hundreds stranded.
As soon as the severity of the situation became apparent, a call for aid was immediately made by emergency personal, local government, business and civil society.
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Among the loudest in the call was Anele Mdoda, who sprang into action and got local businesses and personalities involved.
On a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon yesterday, Anele, Minnie Dlamini and Celeste Ntuli took time out to prepare and serve food to the devastated Alex community.
“A massive thank you Shoprite SA for giving us rolls and boerewors to make lunch for the affected people of the #AlexFire. 2000 people easily fed. Thanks so much to Tumi Sole for jumping in and helping with the roll out and Celeste Ntuli and Minnie Dlamini for all the help,” Anele tweeted.
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Minnie also spoke about why it was so important for her to help out.
“Alex has a very special place in my heart, it’s where my Dad was born. So when I heard about the fire and everything Anele Mdoda was doing to help I immediately wanted to volunteer my time. Today felt really good and we had fun,” she said.
She also gave props to Anele for all her efforts.
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“What Anele has done to rally us all from corporate to individuals, to help the community suffering from the #AlexFire is beautiful! God Bless you siswam,” Minnie tweeted.
Meanwhile, Celeste said it was our duty to help other people.
“Thank you, today reminded of the responsibility we have as black people towards each other. We need to be more loving, caring and sensitive towards one another as we heal through the journey of life,” she said.
In addition, KFC’s Add Hope has pledged to feed 300 families over the next three months by providing them with food parcels and will also provide food to Uber, who have promised to use their network to deliver food to Alex.
The CEO of Cell C has also pledged to donated R75 000 to the relief aid currently underway, while Cuddlers have donated R25 000 worth of nappies and baby wipes.
Local supermarket giant, Spur sent a truck filled with R50 000 worth of supplies to Alex
