Yengeni’s house burns down

ANC national executive committee member Tony Yengeni’s house in Cape Town burnt down early yesterday. The City of Cape Town’s fire and rescue services spokesperson Theo Layne said they responded to an emergency call at 4.30am. He said the cause of the fire at the house in the Tygerhof Estate was undetermined and had been handed over to the police for further investigation. Layne said Yengeni’s mother, who was the only person home when the fire started, sustained no injuries. She managed to get out of the house in time, he said.