Patrice Motsepe founder and chairman of the Motsepe Foundation together with Sanlam, African Rainbow Capital, African Rainbow Minerals and other unmentioned partners have pledged R1bn to assist South Africa fight COVID-19.
The financial gesture from Motsepe and partners will help the country buy sanitisers, disinfects and personal protective equipment. Millions of rands are to be made available by these fellows as soon as yesterday to save lives.
The team is currently in discussions with the government and health workers to see the best way forward in dealing with the pandemic at hand.
Motsepe said they would be working in less fortunate communities to give out all possible health facilities to prevent the spread of the virus. They will be working with traditional healers, community authorities and religious and faith based organisations in order to make this movement a success.
The chairman further urged that this was not the time to sit and do nothing but a time to work hand in glove regardless of who we are.
“We’ve been advised that access to water for regularly washing hands is crucial for slowing and limiting the spread of the coronavirus. We are therefore providing water to poor rural and urban communities by purchasing water tanks, drilling and equipping for borehole water and also building sanitary facilities,” said Motsepe.
