SOUTH AFRICA SHOWS COMPASSION AS IT SENDS RELIEF MATERIALS TO CYCLONE HIT MOZAMBIQUE AND MALAWI

South African security forces and health services on Tuesday sent relief materials to its neighbours hit by the devastating cyclone that destroyed parts of southern Africa in March 2019.

The donations were specifically to Mozambique and Malawi with the relief mission consisting of the army, police and department of health flying to both countries with food and relief materials.

It is the second portion of relief materials after international affairs minister in late March sent a financial donation from the government and peoples of South Africa. Reports have it that a sum of 76 million rands was handed over to Mozambique and Zimbabwe respectively.

Cyclone Idai and its effects adversely hit three countries in the region Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. It left a trail of deaths and destruction with the aftermath being a huge cholera outbreak in Mozambique as it continues to count losses from the incident.

South Africa has shown regional leadership in the wake of the landfall when early on President Cyril Ramaphosa instructed the South Africa National Defense Forces, SANDF, to move in to help.

The army and health experts from South Africa were amongst the first relief teams that arrived in the worst-hit Mozambican city of Beira, helping with key rescue efforts and delivery of aid.