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Ray Bande
Senior Reporter
CYCLONE Idai might have come and gone, but there is need to properly document events as they unfolded during the tropical storm, South Africa’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Ambassador Rejoice Mabudafhasi has said.
Ambassador Mabudafhasi said this today in her keynote address during the handover of 30 tonnes of maize-meal to 224 households that were left homeless by Cyclone Idai in March 2019.
The handover was done at Runyararo Village, formerly West End Farm near Nhedziwa Business Centre in Chimanimani.
“What happened here during Cyclone Idai was shocking and deserves to be properly documented for the benefit of future generations. They need to know how exactly their grandparents and great grandparents were affected by Cyclone Idai,” she said.
The donation is part of the 5 625 tonnes valued at 60 million Rand which is being extended to Cyclone Idai survivors by the South African Government.
Cabinet Ministers who include Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa and Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister, Professor Paul Mavima attended the event.
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