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Chief Directorate: Administration, General Provincial Services Branch, Natal Provincial
Administration, Private Bag X9037, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, is responsible for the overall
co-ordination of civil protection on a province-wide basis (excluding KwaZulul. A
comprehensive disaster contingency plan for Natal has been prepared by the
Directorate*. Local authorities however, are responsible for day-to-day civil protection
duties. (Contactthe Chief Civil Protection Officer of the nearest local authority for specific
details). There are 129 civil protection organizations (including municipalities) in Natal
(Table J451. In KwaZulu, township councils are the relevant local authority in terms of the
KwaZulu Civil Defence Act No. 11 of 1984. In areas outside these townships, the
magistrate of the district concerned is the local authority.
For further information consult the following:
• Adam, A.S., 1985. The administration of civil defence at local government level
in South Africa, M.P.A. Thesis, Faculty of Commerce and Administration,
University of Durban-Westville, Durban, 312 p.
• Anonymous, undated. Alert: the comprehensive guide to community safety,
Medical Association of South Africa, Cape Town, 72 p.
• Pot9ieter, H.P., 1980. Burgerlike beskerming, Publication No. 7, Institute for
Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 128 p.
• Smit, A. de V., 1981. South African civil defence organization and administration
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with particular reference to the Cape Peninsula, M.P.A. Thesis. [Department of
Public Administrationl, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 256 p.
A disaster management co-ordinating centre involving several agencies was recently established for
Natal/KwaZulu as a unified region. The purpose ofthe centre is to plan and co-ordinate all major relief
operations for both natural and man-made disasters. Organizations represented include the South
African Defence Force; the South African Police; ESKOM; the Ambulance and Emergency Medical
Services; Medical Rescue Intemational; Umgeni WaterlDepartment of Water Affairs and Forestry; the
Roads Branch of the Natal Provincial Administration; the Natal Provincial Road Traffic Inspectorate.
and the Directorate of Auxiliary Services {Natal Provincial Administration}.