SA allocates R268m in aid to 19 countries

Cape Town — South Africa’s African Renaissance and International Co-operation Fund provided R268 million in foreign aid to 19 countries in 2011-2012, the International Relations and Co-operation Department said in Cape Town on Wednesday.

The bulk of the allocations went to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and to Cuba, International Relations minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane said in a statement.

In all, R126 million went to assist the DRC undertake elections in November last year, while R100 million went to Cuba to help support the country’s economic recovery following the 2008 hurricanes.

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