High rise informal settlements are a different kettle of fish, he said.

Emergency water supplies are being provided to informal settlements and rural areas.

NGOs had visited the informal settlements to feed those affected, Thomas confirmed.

The municipality should do the same for all informal settlements, says Kondlo.

These distances are typical of dwelling spaces found in denser informal settlements.

It's a common sight in many of South Africa's informal settlements.

Overcrowded informal settlements are particularly vulnerable to the deadly respiratory disease.

Worldwide, about a billion people live in slums and informal settlements.

But in many, weak governance has allowed the simultaneous growth of informal settlements.

There is a database of all residents in informal settlements and transit facilities.

However, informal settlements' contribution to national crime far outweighs their contribution to population size.

Getting that document should help residents of informal settlements to access credit, said Kironde.

Until recently, the government regularly demolished homes in informal settlements.

Yet, in the peripheral zones, beyond the tourist's reach, informal settlements continue to proliferate.

There are also people living in informal settlements that will be considered, he said.

Sisulu admitted that social-distancing was not a practical solution for densely populated informal settlements.