A home in Caversham road, Pinetown was washed away by floods on 12 April 2022 in Durban.Corruption Watch called for transparency and full disclosure of how funds set aside for relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal was spent and distributed. President Cyril Ramaphosa said Parliament would be directly involved in oversight of the work needed to provide relief.
Singh said the devastation caused by the floods in the province had exposed the failure of the government to protect communities.The current crisis draws a link between service delivery failures, mismanagement of resources, and the exposure of communities to the effects of extreme weather conditions, such as those of this past week, the result of long-predicted effects of climate change.
"The immediacy of the situation and the precarious position of so many KZN residents require fast and efficient use of resources to meet the most basic needs of water, food, and shelter. There must be absolute transparency and full disclosure of how these funds are being distributed, ensuring that they reach the communities for whom they are intended.