Parliament committee to oversee response

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address both houses of Parliament on the floods in KwaZulu-Natal. An ad-hoc committee to oversee disaster relief will also be set up.

The committee will be made up of 11 National Assembly and nine National Council of Provinces members.
It will oversee response and relief measures.

The committee will also work with government to assess the overall impact. It will have to compile a report on its work by 30 November. The President is expected to address the joint sitting at 2pm.

Source: eNCA

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