Katrina
8 January 2006
Tshwane â In a gesture of solidarity and support, the South African
government will be donating an amount of R2 million to victims of Hurricane
Katrina at a function at Howard University, Washington, United States of
America (USA), scheduled for Wednesday, 11 January 2006.
The donation will be made by South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana
Dlamini Zuma in a function organised by the Howard University in honour of the
victims of the hurricane, which devastated a number of coastal cities in the
USA last year.
Following the devastation of the hurricane, Howard University has instituted
a programme to assist students through which each student will be awarded
US$1 000.
The University has, in addition, begun admitting students from the affected
regions of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi Counties through a streamlined
enrolment process.
Minister Dlamini Zuma will depart from South Africa on Sunday, 8 January
2006, for Washington.
Enquiries: Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued Department of Foreign Affairs
8 January 2006
