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“Executive Mayor Cllr Mamedupi Teffo, let me thank the excellent work that Capricorn District Municipality is doing and for receiving the Outstanding Thusong Service Centre Awards in April 2024,” said Minister Hlabisa in his opening address for the IDDR at Jack Botes Hall in Polokwane.The theme for the 2024 IDDR is: “The Role of Education in Protecting and Empowering Youth for a Disaster-Free Future”. This highlights the transformative power of education in building resilient societies. This theme further underscores the pivotal role of education in preparing younger generations to face and mitigate the impacts of natural and man-made disasters.
Minister Hlabisa remarked that, disaster risk reduction is not just about responding to disasters when they occur; it’s about creating a culture of prevention and preparedness, were vulnerabilities are reduced, and resilience is built into the fabric of our communities.
Deputy Minister Masemola indicated during his scene setting address that, the International Day for Disaster Reduction is a day reserved to acknowledge the ever-present risk of disasters whether natural or manmade. But most importantly, it is a day to inculcate a universal culture of risk averse behaviour through raising awareness and empowering communities to champion disaster risk reduction especially youth.
In observing the importance of disaster risk reduction as an all of government and society responsibility, Minister Hlabisa is joined by the Chairperson of the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders (NHTKL), Kgosi Thabo Seatlholo; Deputy Ministers, Dr Namane Masemola and Prince Zolile Burns of CoGTA, David Mahlobo of DWS and Mmapaseka Letsike of DWYPD; MEC Basikopo Makamu of COGHSTA; Mayors of Capricorn District, Cllr Mamedupe Teffo and Cllr Mosema Mpe of Polokwane Local Municipality as well as Cllr Sabina Mtsweni from SALGA, Business, Practitioners and Civil Society Organisations to optimise the promotion of an informed, alert, and self-reliant society capable of playing its part in all aspects of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction.
