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This picture shows the banks of the Theewaterskloof Dam as the Western Cape is gripped by drought. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN

Drought relief funding

R50m emergency drought relief to be used for fodder support

By Lauren Isaacs

The funding was authorised after the Western Cape Provincial Cabinet on Wednesday approved the release to assist farms experiencing severe drought.

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    1483 days ago
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    The Eastern, Western and Northern Cape are the hardest hit by the crippling drought, which was declared a national disaster earlier in March.

    1560 days ago
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