Ramaphosa postpones Saudi trip to focus on KZN
President Cyril Ramaphosa has postponed a working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to focus on government’s intervention in the KwaZulu-Natal flood disaster.
The president was due to depart on Tuesday, 19 April.
"The postponement allows the President to continue to meet with Ministers on the situation in the flood-ravaged province and to assess how the different spheres of government, in partnership with civil society organisations and communities, are addressing the crisis", says acting spokesperson to the President, Tyrone Seale.
Ramaphosa says that the loss of nearly 400 lives and thousands of homes calls for all hands on deck.
"As government, we are standing by the people of KwaZulu-Natal through the provision of social and material support to thousands of households and a vast number of businesses that have been affected by this catastrophe," says Ramaphosa.
"We appreciate the solidarity and generosity with which people and organisations across the country have come to the assistance of those whose lives have been so tragically disrupted by the floods.
"We have also been touched by the expressions of concern and solidarity, and offers of assistance expressed by many countries around the world."
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