The president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) and Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Mthatha, Rt Rev Sithembele Sipuka in his July newsletter, expressed concern over the ongoing load shedding that has plunged South Africa into darkness.
Bishop Sipuka maintained that the priority action by the Church is to save lives amidst the disaster hence in Umtata. The team from the diocese worked in Tandem with Caritas Mthatha to appeal for donations to reach out to more vulnerable people at this time of calamity.