CoGTA Minister Unlocks R372m to Assist Flood-Ravaged Communities [Video]

• Treasury has released R372m to help municipalities repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by flooding
• The CoGTA Minister said 199 projects had already been approved countrywide to ensure access to essential government facilities for the affected communities.
• Many netizens weren’t sold that the money would be used to better the lives of South Africans but believed it was another corruption scheme

Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced Briefly News journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, who has covered politics and current affairs on the radio for over 15 years.

The National Treasury has released R372 million from the Municipal Disaster Response Grant (MDRG) to assist municipalities ravaged by floods.

Cogta disperses money for infrastructure repair

According to reliefweb, Cooperative Governance (CoGTA) Minister Thembi Nkadimeng said the money was set aside to aid in urgent …