Following the devastating KZN floods, the Public Protector will monitor the delivery of humanitarian aid and public service.
During her visit to KwaMashu, Ntuzuma, Lindela and Molweni, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane heard of community members who feared loved ones were buried under rubble, while others were in need of food, clothes and sanitary supplies.
"Some have lost important paperwork, such as birth certificates and identity documents. Others were taken in by neighbours after their houses were washed away," she said to News24.
Mkhwebane has been informed that the government will be building temporary housing for the affected.
"The PPSA investigation team will then share that information with the Departments of Social Development and Human Settlements, the South African Social Security Agency and the South African Police Service, and monitor progress to ascertain that organs of state make good on their undertakings," said Mkhwebane.
"We call for the state to urgently provide shelter, food, blankets and re-issue documents, such as birth certificates, to the affected. The rebuilding of public infrastructure also needs to commence as soon as conditions are conducive," Mkhwebane added
