Bredell further explained that this disaster classification grants the provincial government the ability to seek relief funds from the National Disaster Management Centre.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/heritage-day-floods-in-western-cape-declared-national-disaster-costing-almost-r600m-in-damages/

Bredell thanked Eskom for working 24/7 to rectify faults and repair damaged infrastructure caused by the severe weather.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/south-africa-news/western-cape/w-cape-calls-for-caution-on-the-roads/

Provincial Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Minister Anton Bredell thanked the candidate municipalities for their willingness to work hard in becoming less reliant on Eskom.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/south-africa-western-cape-government-on-plans-to-end-power-blackouts/

“We are expecting the need to increase and will continue to lobby the national government and monitor this closely,” Minister Bredell said.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/south-africa-western-cape-government-working-to-restore-services-and-calculating-costs-of-severe-winter-storm/