Parliament, Friday, 13 May 2022 – The Ad-Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery will today meet virtually to elect its co-chairpersons.
Parliament established the 11-member multi-party committee following the destruction caused by the recent floods that took place in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and in the Eastern Cape.
The climate change symptomatic flooding resulted in the loss of more than 450 lives, many families displaced, over 100 schools damaged, and irreparable damage to infrastructure mostly in KZN.
The Ad-hoc joint committee will, among others, assess the overall impact of the damage, response and relief measures by government, and oversee the response and implementation of government relief measures.
Details of the meeting are as follows:
Date: 13 May 2022
Time: 09h00
Venue: virtual
Parliamentary committees are open to the media and the public. Journalists wishing to cover these meetings (including receiving links to virtual meetings) should send their cellphone numbers to Mlindi Mpindi on email mmpindi@parliament.gov.za for inclusion in the Parliamentary Communications Services WhatsApp Group, where such information is shared. Journalists must send these requests using their official email addresses (no private emails).
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For media enquiries or interviews with the Chairperson, please contact the committee’s Media Officer:
Name: Sibongile Maputi
Parliamentary Communication Services
Cell: 081 052 6060
E-mail: smaputi@parliament.gov.za
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