Limpopo premier Phophi Ramathuba says the provincial government has set aside R800m to kick-start recovery efforts after widespread destruction caused by recent floods as officials wait for further support from national government.
Ramathuba was speaking at a press briefing on festive season traffic statistics and the state of disaster in the province, where she revealed that preliminary assessments show Limpopo may need close to R10-billion for comprehensive recovery initiatives.
Ramathuba warned that the scale of damage to the provinces road network far exceeds the capacity of provincial and municipal resources, with at least R1.7bn required to repair 439 damaged roads spanning more than 600km.
