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Deputy Minister Prince Burns-Ncamashe closed the AEME Earthquake Response Exercise
Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Prince Zolile Burns-Ncamashe, says strengthening South Africa’s disaster-response systems requires clear legislation and well-coordinated emergency capabilities.
He was speaking on the final day of the five-day Africa–Europe–Middle East Earthquake Response Exercise in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape.
The simulation brought together disaster-management specialists, international search-and-rescue teams and humanitarian partners to test their readiness for large-scale emergencies.
Burns-Ncamashe says aligning policy and legislative frameworks with modern disaster risks is essential to ensure teams can respond with speed and precision.
📍Gqeberha, Eastern Cape: Deputy Minister Prince Burns-Ncamashe closed the AEME Earthquake Response Exercise, highlighting human vulnerability, shared responsibility and the importance of global partnerships in disaster management. pic.twitter.com/qFzgCLKQjQ
— NationalCoGTA 🇿🇦 (@NationalCoGTA) December 5, 2025
The Director of EMS Eastern Cape Province, Ashok Munilal says the EMS plans to deal with emergency situations that might arise during the natural disasters.
“We are here to rub shoulders with foreign countries so that we will be able to learn from them as well and also share some ideas so that we will be able to implement them in the Eastern Cape.”
Ashok K Munilal: Director EMS Eastern Cape Province unpacks the EMS plans to deal with emergency situations that might arise during the natural disasters and how to conduct evacuation plans in case of emergency situations. pic.twitter.com/wYOn7qMmPf
— Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (@NMandelaBaymuni) December 5, 2025
