Western Cape Premier Alan Winde outlined the province's recovery strategy after storms caused over R9 billion in damage.
The Western Cape Government says it is moving from emergency disaster response to long-term recovery efforts after the recent severe weather events that battered the province, leaving a damage bill of more than R9 billion and widespread destruction to roads, bridges, electricity networks and public infrastructure.
Addressing a media briefing on Thursday, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said authorities had made progress in restoring access to affected communities, but warned that rebuilding efforts would take considerable time and funding.
"In an extreme weather event like this, our immediate reactions are always about saving lives. We have now turned our attention to the recovery efforts," Winde said.
He noted that coordinated interventions involving all spheres of government, municipalities, emergency services and other partners had resulted in about 70% of previously closed roads being reopened in some form.
