Zim food aid faces block
2005-08-22 16:46
Johannesburg - The SA Council of Churches (SACC) was still waiting for clearance certificates from the Zimbabwe government for the transport of a consignment of relief food to that country, the SACC said on Monday.
SACC spokesperson Ron Steele said: "All the paperwork has been submitted ... we are waiting."
Thirty-seven tons of white maize, sugar beans and cooking oil destined for distribution by the NGO Christian Care was poised to leave a Randburg depot as soon as permission was granted by Zimbabwean authorities.
A load of blankets was already in storage in a bonded warehouse in Zimbabwe.
The SACC is sending the food as part of its response to the socio-economic crisis in the southern African country.
- SAPA