A month after the devastating floods that hit OR Tambo and Amathole district municipalities and other parts of the Eastern Cape, emergency services are still searching for the body of a child who was swept away. This was revealed by the province’s MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Zolile Williams, while giving the latest… Continue reading Child Still Missing One Month After Eastern Cape Floods That Claimed 103 Lives and Destroyed Homes
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SADC Intensifying Efforts To Avert Disasters
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional bloc has called for accelerated disaster preparedness and resilient building as disasters continue to affect economic growth of the region. The Committee of Ministers responsible for Disaster Risk Management made the call at a just-ended meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Peter Kankonde, committee chairperson, urged… Continue reading SADC Intensifying Efforts To Avert Disasters