Pretoria shoots down Eastern Cape’s drought disaster application
The national government has rejected Bhisho’s application to have Nelson Mandela Bay and the Sarah Baartman district declared drought disaster areas.
In a desperate attempt to access crucial funding to mitigate the effects of the drought, the Eastern Cape department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) approached Pretoria for its blessing, but was sent packing. ..
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