Minister Zulu and MEC Khoza to Receive a Donation for Disaster Relief Assistance

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16 June 2022

 

Media Advisory

 

 

As part of the ongoing humanitarian and disaster relief efforts in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, the Minister of Social Development Ms Lindiwe Zulu and the MEC of Social Development, Ms Nonhlanhla Khoza, will on Friday, 17 June, receive a donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

 

The donation is aimed at bolstering ongoing provincial and national disaster relief efforts in the areas of KwaZulu-Natal that were ravaged by recent flooding that resulted in the loss of lives and destruction to property, with the eThekwini metro and the districts of iLembe, Ugu, King Cetshwayo and uMgungundlovu being most affected.

 

To date, over 400 people have lost their lives, with an estimated 40,000 people displaced, 4,000 homes destroyed, 8,300 homes partially damaged and scores of people still unaccounted for. These displacements and destruction of property has affected food and nutritional security to the affected populations in the short term by disrupting their livelihoods and sources of income. In April 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the National State of Disaster to ensure an effective response across all spheres of government and to enable the mobilisation of resources, capabilities and technical expertise in providing relief, recovery and rehabilitation to the affected communities.

 

The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Social Development focusing on providing disaster relief assistance and sustainable livelihoods initiatives in vulnerable communities. The donation will be channelled towards supporting nutrition and food security of affected communities, including the displaced people who are currently accommodated in temporary shelters. The programme will include a visit to Gospel of Jesus Ministry in Insimbini, Cato Manor which serves as a temporary shelter for those displaced by the floods. Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the handover ceremony and visit to the temporary shelter arranged as follows:

 

Date:Friday, 17 June 2022

Time:09h00-11h00 

Venue: Archie Gumede Conference Centre, Department of Publics Works, 455a Jan Smuts Highway, Durban

 

Time:11h00-12h00

Venue:Gospel of Jesus Ministry, Insimbini Cato Manor-Mayville

 

Media can RSVP by contacting Ms Sharlene Naiker on 082 673 5849 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Ms Nomfundo Lentsoane on 066 480 6845/ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

 

Media enquiries may be forwarded to Ms Lumka Oliphant on 083 484 8067 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.