South Africa's Zuma says 2.7 million households hit by drought
Date: 19-Feb-16
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Author: Wendell Roelf
South Africa's
President Jacob Zuma delivers his State of the Nation address at the
opening session of Parliament in Cape Town, February 11, 2016.
Photo: Schalk van Zuydam/Pool
South African President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday that 2.7 million households would be affected by a drought disaster which has hammered agricultural output, pushed up food prices and increased unemployment.
Zuma told parliament that 450 million rand ($29 million) has been allocated by government for drought relief.
(Writing by Joe Brock; Editing by James Macharia)
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