By Akani Nkuna
The National Treasury has been requested to make more money available so that the government can assist disaster-hit areas, according to Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister VelenkosiHlabisa.
He said on Monday that the department acknowledge the challenges faced by the country in funding disaster interventions, mainly due to increased disaster damages, fiscal deficit and competing priorities.
The department was currently engaging National Treasury on other funding mechanisms to ensure sustainability.
“This requires the private sector and all relevant stakeholders to come on board. With the increasing number of disasters across the country in 2023/24, the department submitted a funding request to the National Treasury to support the affected organs of the state with the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the damaged infrastructure,” he told reporters in Pretoria on Monday.
Hlabisa emphasised that the department’s request for funding was grounded in a forward-thinking strategy, prioritising long-term sustainability in disaster management through proactive prevention measures.
“I think what we must invest
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