The national Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) is continually giving the same answer, that it is “still assessing documents pertaining to the floods damages assessments and budgets.”

The national Cogta spokesperson, Legadima Leso, acknowledged that all the necessary provincial request documents had been received and the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) was finalising its assessment before the grant can be released to all six the affected provinces.
”The NDMC received support requests from six provinces, including Mpumalanga. These include more than 40 business
plans from affected municipalities across the country, and these processes require due diligence. It should also be taken into account that Mpumalanga’s request was also only submitted in March,” Leso said.

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He further promised that the funds would be released to all affected provinces as soon as the required processes were finalised in line with the necessary prescripts.
However, Leso was still unable to provide an estimated timeframe for the requested funding, but said the NDMC was working around the clock to ensure everything was finalised so that the affected provinces could start their repairs.

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Mpumalanga needs R2.3b to repair all major damages, although some of the minor repairs have already been completed.
Certain provincial roads that generally carry a lot of traffic are still closed. These include the R536 between Hazyview and Sabie, and the R40 between Barberton and the Josefsdal Border Post on the Barberton Makhonjwa Geotrail. The R40 next to Klipkopjes Dam continues to operate on a stop-and-go basis.