R1.2 billion in disaster relief funds will be awarded to various municipalities across the country from July to August this year.
The Eastern Cape province, which was severely impacted by the recent floods that claimed 103 lives including school children and where widespread destruction of properties and infrastructure was reported, was declared a national disaster zone by national government.
For this reason the province will be receiving the biggest allocation of disaster relief funds.
The funding is being allocated in three phases.
Briefing the media in Johannesburg, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs COGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa warned against the misuse of these funds.
