{"id":7587,"date":"2022-07-29T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzncogta.gov.za\/?p=7587"},"modified":"2025-07-30T09:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:11:46","slug":"mec-hlomuka-and-mec-bredell-preside-over-ceremony-honouring-western-cape-rescue-teams-that-assisted-during-kzn-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/index.php\/2022\/07\/29\/mec-hlomuka-and-mec-bredell-preside-over-ceremony-honouring-western-cape-rescue-teams-that-assisted-during-kzn-floods\/","title":{"rendered":"MEC HLOMUKA AND MEC BREDELL PRESIDE OVER CEREMONY HONOURING WESTERN CAPE RESCUE TEAMS THAT ASSISTED DURING KZN FLOODS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"605\" src=\"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-07-29-at-1.11.16-PM-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9983\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Western Cape Disaster Management teams that assisted the province of KwaZulu-Natal when it faced the floods in April and May have been honoured by the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, MEC Sipho Hlomuka, during a special visit to the Western Cape during a benchmark and appreciation visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-5055a75 ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit is part of efforts by the department to honour and appreciate the brave men and women that made up the advanced search and rescue teams and engineers that were deployed by the western cape government to assist the province when it faced the biggest natural disaster in the countries history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-d2356ff ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The appreciation ceremony took place at the Western Cape Provincial Disaster Management Centre, in Cape Town, where the MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Mr Anthon Bredell together with the MEC Hlomuka president over it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-15d311e ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In his remarks, MEC Bredell emphasised his province\u2019s commitment to working closely with KZN on areas of mutual interest when it comes to disaster risk mitigation. \u201cAs coastal provinces, we face unique challenges, which require us to closely work together through agreements that will assist us to find practical solutions to the challenges that we face in our respective provinces. Through these partnerships we will be able to put our economies on better footing\u201d said MEC Bredell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-38ec301 ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs the provincial government in KZN, we felt it appropriate that we come to this province to officially express our gratitude for the support that was given to our province during a very difficult period which led to the loss of 456 lives with 82 people still missing. We strongly believe that had it not been for the interventions and additional support we got from our sister provinces, the situation could have been worse. 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