Ramaphosa postpones Saudi Arabia visit to focus on deadly KZN floods

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has postponed a visit to Saudi Arabia to focus on government’s intervention in flood-hit KwaZulu-Natal.

The president was due to leave for the kingdom on Tuesday but has put the trip on hold so he can meet with his ministers.

The president would assess how government, in partnership with civil society organisations and communities, were addressing the crisis. The area has been hit by more rain after the deadliest storm to hit the country has killed nearly 400 people and left thousands homeless. Emergency services have been on high alert as recovery operations and humanitarian relief takes place.

The death toll rose to 398 while 27 people were still missing with more than 40,000 people now homeless.Ramaphosa has called for all hands on deck and said they were standing by the people of KwaZulu-Natal and would provide social and material support.

 

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Did he come to Tongaat to see how the people are suffering

Is he in KZN right now? Is he doing any work on the ground? Is he an engineer, maybe a rescue operator (cos right now it seems that's what they need the most), will he supervising procurement himself... I don't think so. Right now he's not needed. He can go

No, free money becoming available in SA.

Is he sympathizing or Empathizing with them If he can be there for a week n just observe ukuthi ifuneral service iqhutshwa njani ku Empty stand odakeni..then il salute him but if not let him go to Saudi in peace

I don’t know what was it for, but it was useless visit!! He must stay put…

As he should

To keep an eye on his comrades salivating for the relief money to clear in the account.

Why asa vaye vele?Things happen automatically.

That's gud

Oho.. whateva

It's not about Internal Party storm wena

As if he will do something spectacularly. Mambo.

Great move. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Good move Hon President

This has nothing to do with the people of kzn, it has everything to do with politics. There's a big storm brewing in kzn and if he doesn't move in he's in serious trouble

Mtsheleni afusege

Praise the fish for swimming

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