The recent spate of disasters has left the coffers of the KwaZulu-Natal department of social development empty, social development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza said on Monday.
Aside from the Covid-19 pandemic, the province had to deal with the July unrest last year and floods that devastated the province in April.
“Remember, we were from Covid-19, which had taken a lot of funds from the department in terms of provision for the SRD [social relief of distress] grants. The department said the assessment was part of the national Women’s Month programme to assess the situation of women and girls in temporary shelters as they are disproportionately affected by disasters.
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