The government says that, despite conjecture in the public space, there is no withholding of KwaZulu-Natal flood relief money. | kaveels
In a statement released by government spokesperson, Phumla Williams, on Tuesday, she alluded to a DA press briefing.
"This has become apparent after the KZN government admitted that this amount would have to be found through the reprioritisation of the provincial budget over the next three years.Gallo Images/Darren Stewart "The reprioritisation of funds from budgets were used to fund immediate needs. As such, there are no delays on the allocation of funds. However, there is a process that must be followed to unlock these funds."Williams said the process for funding includes provinces and municipalities making applications for these funds to the National Disaster Management Centre and Department of Human Settlements, who, in turn, after processing, submits it to National Treasury.
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