Komani 4 Me

07/09/2025

13/02/2023

A note from Simamnkele Vanqa from Clean Queenstown for anyone able to assist him:

"With the aftermath of the recent flooding, all the dirt of the Komani river has flowed down into town starting from behind the Catholic cathedral all the way down to the taxi rank, past the town prison.

My team and I would like to start working immediately by fixing up all the damaged bridges as well as cleaning up the river.

However, we are in desperate need of tools like a chainsaw and bush cutters cause we need to cut down some of the trees on the sides of the river as they have caught all the rubbish flowing down the river.

I will also need to equip my team with safety gear like gloves and gumboots seeing as we'll be working inside the river and lastly we really need transport in order to go dispose all the rubbish or deliver some of the recyclable materials in the river as it will be the only way I am able to pay my staff.

We know that there's going to be a huge municipal budget that they will claim is going towards "disaster relief".

However I'd like us to prove that it won't cost nearly as much as they'll claim it will and it certainly won't take as long to react to the problem.

May you please help us.🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thank you".

If you can help, please contact Simamnkele on 081 882 5271

08/02/2023

Komani Flood Relief
Thembinkosi Mbolompo lives in the Gauteng Informal Settlement of Komani and shares his experience of his family being woken up by flooding last night.

The affected community who lost their homes this morning are being sheltered in the Indoor Sports Centre and Gali Thembani premises.

Counsellor Thabo Vali has identified the following needs:
Clothing for kids and adults
Blankets
Toiletries
Warm shoes for the elderly
Shoes for kids (most came barefoot)
Mattresses
Heaters (The halls are cold)
Gas tanks (have 4 tanks if it could be filled up)
Water for drinking
Tea,coffee, sugar
Food (they have organised people who will be cooking)

They’re preparing for 2 days or a bit longer depending on the rain.

If you can assist kindly contact Cllr Thabo Vali on +27 (76) 642-1625

Or the municipality's Communications Manager, Lonwabo Kowa, on +27 674155822.

Drop off for centres:

* The Repair centre
* Tracy - 19 Grey str
* Kula Weirs /Jumbo Cash and Carry
* DA office
* Indoor Sport Centre

Thank you to Adre Bartis for sharing the above information.

15/11/2022

Our town can be super proud and super grateful to Simon Mphela and Simamnkele Vanqa for their inspired vision, damn hard work and utmost dedication in .

Sirs, each of your projects, sponsored by local businesses, and often not even, bring more , and to our friendly town where civil society is rising up to help itself.

As a collective, we the people of Komani psst and present, thank you and your teams.

Keep going strong!