Government called to strengthen disaster management following national disaster declaration [SOUND]

# The National Disaster Management Centre has called on all three spheres of government to step up support for disaster management teams and strengthen contingency measures. This as it has classified the adverse weather conditions in some provinces as a national disaster. This follows torrential rainfall, storms, and damaging winds in the Western Cape, North West, Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, and Mpumalanga. National Disaster Management’s Thabo Khupari says this classification now places the primary responsibility on the government: