Co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) minister Velenkosini Hlabisa wants KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape to work together to fight natural disasters.
Hlabisa visited KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday after raging veld fires recently claimed 14 lives. All three provinces have been devastated by floods, veld fires and torrential rains in recent months.
He is expected to visit the families of six Boston firefighters who died in the Midlands on Sunday.
If you are dealing with fatigue, your reading of the winds can be limited, and you cant relieve other people if you have limited resources. We hope later we will be joined by other provinces. This will ensure that all the resources are mobilised, said Hlabisa.
He said he would like to see a memorandum of understanding involving the three provinces and hoped to mobilise the private sector to pitch in.
