The donations include financial aid, clothes, water purifiers, non-perishable food items and blankets.
South Africa’s international relations and cooperation minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, is travelling on Thursday to Mozambique and Zimbabwe to hand over donations to victims of cyclone Idai.
“Minister Sisulu is expected to visit the city of Beira in Mozambique and the Chimanimani District in eastern Zimbabwe to hand over the donations made by South African citizens, companies, and members of the Diplomatic Corps, who heeded the earlier call for assistance by the minister,” said a statement from her department.
Sisulu will also meet rescue teams, including the South African National Defence Force, South African NGOs, United Nations Agencies and volunteers. The department said the minister would be accompanied by members of the business community led by Patrice Motsepe, the founder and executive chairperson of African Rainbow Minerals.
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