Old Mutual Aids 10,000 Households in Storm-Hit KZN and EC [Video]

Through its Foundation and strategic partners, Old Mutual has provided crucial humanitarian aid to over 10,000 households in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces devastated by extreme weather, emphasising the need for resilient, disaster-prepared communities in the face of climate change.

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (13 July 2024) – Extreme weather has severely affected the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Eastern Cape (EC) provinces in the past month. For large companies like Old Mutual, it is crucial to provide essential humanitarian relief.

The destructive winds and heavy rain have been especially devastating for the impoverished, marginalised and vulnerable people in these provinces. Reports indicate that over 10,000 households have been impacted. Lives have sadly been lost, and many people have been evacuated from their homes to shelters; communities have been displaced, and there has been significant damage to infrastructure, devastating both the people and the economy in these areas.

Through the Old Mutual Foundation, its corporate social investment arm, and its …