“This is to ensure an effective response across all spheres of government to the extreme weather events that have occurred in several parts of the country. The primary responsibility to coordinate and manage the disaster is assigned to the national sphere of government, working closely together with provincial governments and municipalities.
The president says the port of Durban is of national significance and the implications of the flooding in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape require the declaration of a State of National Disaster. He says the Minister of Co-operative Governance Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been mandated to make the declaration following a weekend cabinet meeting to discuss the disaster.
Ramaphosa says government will deal with the disaster in three phases – firstly, addressing the immediate need for humanitarian relief and to make sure people are safe. Thereafter, the government will work to ensure the stabilisation of the situation and create conditions for recovery. Thirdly, Ramaphosa says government will focus on reconstruction and rebuilding.
Mark my words, there will be a commission probing corruption of this thing. They are going to steal money here. Corona vibes!