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KZN Premier Thami Ntuli has admitted that little progress has been made in relocating the 2022 flood victims to permanent homes.
Ntuli delivered his inaugural State of the Province Address in Pietermaritzburg on Friday.
He says 1 151 families are still living in transitional emergency housing, more than two years after the disaster.
"Seven of eleven land parcels have been rezoned with a total yield of 1 733 sites. Two land parcels are still being processed for rezoning. Additional funding has been secured for infrastructure development to accommodate more families in permanent housing."
Meanwhile, Ntuli's directed the provincial Health MEC to address the issue of medicine shortages at some public clinics and hospitals.
"We are aware of the citizens’ concerns about availability of medicine in some of our facilities. Indeed, there have been discrepancies with the availability of medicines due to operational changes that had to be introduced to manage costs in the Department of Health.
"In our meeting with the Department of Health we agreed that medication should be available for patients in all our facilities. No patient should leave our facilities without medication.
"In addition to the Departmental Complaints System, the free Premier’s Hotline on 080 122 9040 or email on complaints@kznpremier.gov.za can also be used to report any complaints. We commit to providing quality service as this government."
