Still no word regarding flood projects’ funding in Mpumalanga
The National Disaster Management Centre has not given an estimated timeframe for when it will respond to Mpumalanga's request for funding to repair flood damages.
There has still been no response from the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) regarding the requested funding to repair flood-damaged infrastructure.
The spokesperson for the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Lindiwe Msibi, said officials co-ordinating the project have followed up with the NDMC.
“It confirmed that nothing has been decided as yet. We still have to wait for it to respond and grant us the R2.3b needed to repair damages,” Msibi said.
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The NDMC confirmed that it had received documents outlining the flood damage assessment.
It will respond to the province once it has completed the review of the document. An estimated timeframe for response has not yet been provided.
The R536 between Hazyview and Sabie and the R40 between Barberton and the Josefsdal Border Post, located on the Barberton Makhonjwa Geotrail, remain closed. The R40 next to Klipkopjes Dam continues to operate on a stop-and-go basis.
