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R1 million donated to Kouga Municipality to help prevent fires

R1 million donated to Kouga Municipality to help prevent fires
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In 2019 11 homes were destroyed in the St Francis fire, which took place within Kouga confines, with 85 fire fighters involved in extinguishing the flames.

The cheque was presented to Kouga by John Lomberg, Santam’s Head of Market Development. The funds will be allocated towards the clearing of alien vegetation in areas deemed a high fire risk.

Lomberg stressed how important it is for business to work with government to help ensure the safety of communities: “Mitigating fire risk is everyone’s business. Government cannot do it alone.”

The donation forms part of Santam and the Department of Cooperative Governance’s Partnership for Risk and Resilience (P4RR). This assists municipalities to build capacity in combatting the risks of fire and flooding within vulnerable communities. It does so through the donation of resources and sustained disaster management training.

Lomberg said Santam has been proactively partnering with municipalities for over ten years.

“We help municipalities to manage and mitigate risks relating to fires and other threats such as drought and crime.

“We started with five municipalities; we now partner with 53. Given the impact of climate change catalysing more extreme weather events, these partnerships are more essential than ever before.”

Alderman Ben Rheeder, who represented the Mayor at the handover, said the municipality was greatly appreciative of the donation.

“Minimising the fire risk across our region is a priority for us. The St Francis area, especially, has been ravaged by big fires and various initiatives, including bush-clearing, have been rolled out to help minimise the risk.

“This donation will help us to accelerate the bush-clearing programme and keep our communities safe,” he said.

Rheeder commended the many local stakeholders who have been working with the municipality to minimise fire risk.

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