Relief for Cyclone Eloise battered communities
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
With Cyclone Eloise having subsided on Monday evening, the national and provincial governments in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal have activated relief interventions to assist communities left devastated by the cyclone.
The tropical rains experienced in the three provinces over the weekend were a culmination of Cyclone Eloise, which began in the Indian Ocean in Mozambique last week.
Before the storm battered the eastern provinces, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, said national and provincial emergency services and emergency centres were activated by the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Disasters.
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The Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has warned residents of Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal to remain cautious amid the raging tropical storm Eloise which has affected the three provinces heavily.
This comes after two people have been confirmed dead while an unspecified number have been displaced due to the storm.
In a media briefing detailing the extent of the trail of destruction, Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, KZN Cogta MEC Sipho Hlomuka, Limpopo Cogta MEC Basikopo Makamu and Mpumalanga Cogta HOD Peter Nyoni spoke of the storm’s damaging effects.
2 dead, hundreds displaced as Eloise threatens a comeback Weather warnings for heavy rain will be issued for the North West, Free State, Northern and Eastern Cape as Eloise is expected to return to the country later this week. Contributor Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 14:33 The Sabie River rages close to accommodation facilities in the Kruger National Park. Photo: Twitter/@SANParksKNP Video
NATIONAL NEWS & VIDEO - Tropical storm Eloise is currently moving through western parts of Botswana, but it is expected to link up with another weather system which could kickstart more heavy rains across the country.
This according to South African Weather Service (SAWS) forecaster Ezekiel Sibeko, who was part of a briefing conducted by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
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Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma briefs media on disaster response measures to mitigate the impact of tropical storm Eloise, 26 Jan
Update on disaster response measures to mitigate the impact of tropical storm Eloise
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will lead a media briefing on the current tropical storm Eloise which brought heavy rains in some parts of the country. The Minister will be joined by MECs of COGTA in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal.
The purpose of the media briefing is to provide updates on tropical storm and heavy down pours that are experienced in some areas.
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Gamnca was found guilty of selling an RDP house in Mdantsane for R300 000.
She also has a criminal conviction for a case of assault.
Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Xolile Nqatha has fired Buffalo City metro ANC councillor Ntombizodwa Gamnca with immediate effect, for violating the Municipal Systems Act.
In a statement on Tuesday, Nqatha said Gamnca was expelled for her alleged involvement in the sale of immovable property and conviction for a criminal offence.
It is understood that Gamnca was found guilty of selling an RDP house in Mdantsane for R300 000.
Nqatha said Gamnca violated Item 2 (b) of schedule 1 of the Code of Conduct for Councillors of the Municipal Systems Act (MSA), which states that a councillor must at all times act in the best interest of the municipality and in such a way that credibility and integrity of the municipality are not compromised .