INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, APRIL 29ChargeĢ d'Affaires Gyan Bahadur Magar handed over relief food
materials to Cathy Matamela, deputy director of the Department of Social Development of the Government of the Republic of South Africa
amidst a brief ceremony held at the Embassy of Nepal to Pretoria today.
Wheelchair, food materials given to helpless woman
Relief materials for fire victims
Speaking on the occasion, Magar expressed sincere condolences to the
bereaved families who lost their loved ones in the recent devastating floods in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and North West
provinces of the Republic of South Africa, and wished speedy recovery of the injured undergoing treatment
While recalling important assistance from the officials and staff members of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation,
philanthropic as well as private organisations and friendly people of South Africa to the earthquake victims of Nepal in 2015, he further
said the food assistance was in support of a friend from a friend.
According to the embassy, Deputy Director Matamela
thanked the embassy and Nepali community for timely humanitarian assistance that will help complement the basic needs of the
The donated food items include rice, drinking water, blankets, cooking oil, milk, juice and other daily essentials.Non-Resident Nepali
Association National Coordination Council, South Africa, provided Rand 10,000 and the embassy staffers also made contributions.A version of
this article appears in the print on April 30, 2022, of The Himalayan Times
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