FF Plus demands that disaster areas must be declared in the Free State
10 January 2022
The FF Plus has sent an official letter to the Free State Premier, Sisi Ntombela, demanding that the areas where extensive damage has been caused by the recent extraordinary rainfall must be declared disaster areas.
All the affected farmers in these areas must be provided with the support they need.
The Free State government has a duty to take action in times of extraordinary circumstances, like the past few weeks' heavy rainfall, which resulted in serious agricultural losses.
The province cannot afford not to assist its farmers. The agricultural sector's contribution to the province and the country on the whole is too valuable and the Free State government simply must take action.