VIDEO: Zim Embassy in Pretoria intensifies CycloneIdai aid efforts
PRETORIA - The Zimbabwe embassy in Pretoria has established a task-force led by Deputy Ambassador Mietani Chauke to coordinate ongoing efforts across South Africa to raise assistance for victims of the catastrophic Cyclone Idai which has swept parts of southern Africa, killing hundreds of people in three countries.
"As the embassy in Pretoria, we have established a team that is led by the deputy Ambassador [Chauke] and we are working in close collaboration with a number of Zimbabweans in the diaspora in mobilising this support. We have set up similar structures at our consulates in Cape Town and in Johannesburg in a bid to ensure that this support is well coordinated and is delivered to those in need.
He said unfortunately, Zimbabwe has been left with an unplanned additional burden to rebuild -- adding to the revitalisation campaigns initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he took office in 2017.
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