NC govt must act with urgency in future disasters
23 October 2020
Note to Editors: Please find attached soundbites in English & Afrikaans from Reinette Liebenberg, MPL.
The late response by the Office of the Premier, to the fires that ravaged parts of the Northern Cape last night, has raised serious concern about a lack of coordination in respect of provincial disaster management. It has also highlighted a serious lack of government coordination in response to the fires.
The DA thanks all the farmers, businesses, organisations, including Working on Fire (WOF), as well as community members and fire brigades, who have banded together this past week to control widespread fires.
Last night, as we collectively fought to extinguish the fire in the Dronfield area, just outside of Kimberley, we were supported by farmers, some of whom had already been battling fires in the Northern Cape for as long as two weeks already, whilst others had come from as far afield as Limpopo. There was also an outpouring of support by people offering water, JoJo tanks, towels and even food for those fighting the fires.