South Africa's Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, announced the disbursement of R1.2 billion in disaster relief funds to municipalities affected by the floods that occurred in January 2025. The Eastern Cape province is set to receive the highest allocation, exceeding R500 million. However, the minister emphasized that municipalities that fail to properly account for previous disaster funding expenditures will be ineligible for additional funds. Verification processes are underway to prevent price inflation, with further disaster relief allocations for the June floods expected to be announced on August 5. Meanwhile, a fire broke out in the early hours of July 8 at the Dakota Informal Settlement in Isipingo, south of Durban, destroying several homes and displacing numerous families. Emergency services have extinguished the blaze, and mop-up operations are ongoing. Eastern Cape's Cooperative Governance MEC Zolile Williams has expressed concerns that the national disaster relief funding may be insufficient to cover all damages and losses caused by the recent floods.