Limpopo ready for Easter weekend
The Limpopo provincial government has urged all community members to report any disaster to their district or provincial disaster management centre in the wake of the Easter long weekend and Moria pilgrimage.
The Limpopo provincial government has urged all community members to report any disaster to their district or provincial disaster management centre in the wake of the Easter long weekend and Moria pilgrimage.
Spokesperson Motupa Selomo said on Thursday that the Provincial Disaster Management Centre was ready to handle any eventuality and that a contingency plan has been developed for the holiday period.
“Disaster Practitioners have been dispersed at critical areas, which includes all five district municipalities, [such as] Beit Bridge, Grobler Berg and Mantsole, Kranskop and Nyl Plaza,” said Selomo.
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“Extreme hot and dry weather conditions are prone to veld fires; Limpopo is no exception,” he added.
The MEC for The Department of Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, Makoma Makhurupetje, as the political head of the Provincial Disaster Management Centre, has called upon all the people visiting Limpopo to be vigilant and take extra caution when disposing of any fire or smoking material, especially cigarette stumps.
“Disaster Management is everybody’s business. Make it yours!”
