South Africa: Kwazulu-Natal On Prolonged Drought

press release

In October 2014, following a protracted period of drought, the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) recommended to the Provincial Executive Council (Executive Council) to declare state of disaster in all affected regions of the province.

The most drought-stricken regions were uMkhanyakude, uThungulu, ILembe, Zululand, uMgungundlovu, Harry Gwala, uMzinyathi and uThukela. All of them had received rainfall well below normal and this had affected water levels in various catchments areas.

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