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Calls to declare Northern Cape a drought disaster area intensifying

Calls for Northern Cape Premier, Dr Zamani Saul to declare the province a drought disaster area, are intensifying.

DA leader Mmusi Maimane says this issue needs to be addressed to ensure that no job losses are incurred. It’s considered the worst drought in a century – five years of below average rainfall in large parts of the province has farmers on their knees. Almost 6 million hectares of grazing land are affected.Three of the five municipal districts are officially disaster areas. The agriculture sector says the entire province needs to be declared a disaster area so that much-needed funds can be released by the national government.

 

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Why are you using this ones picture? He will becone the biggest political casualty of this messy political stew we are in at the moment!

True here is where I farm in, northern cape 😭😭

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