After being battered by devastating storms in January, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) farmers are counting their losses in crops, livestock and infrastructure.
Having experienced six weeks of heavy rain with widespread flooding, severe thunder and lightning storms, torrential winds and hail, KZN is facing widespread disaster to the tune of billions of rand and many lives lost. Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Thembi Nkadimeng, recently announced that the National Disaster Management Centre had declared some municipalities, including Uthukela, iLembe, Ugu, Umzinyathi, and eThekwini Metro, disaster areas.
Nkadimeng, who was in KZN together with Deputy Minister Parks Tau and KZN COGTA MEC Bongiwe Sithole-Moloi, conducted oversight visits in areas affected by the floods. She also reported that more than R2 billion worth of infrastructure damage, including that of roads, bridges,…
