Building Repairs 2022/2023

During the year 2022/2023, several OJA Properties around the province encountered impact or got affected by the April and June 2022 sever weather storms.

Durban Floods

According to Wits University,The 2022 Durban floods were the most catastrophic yet recorded in KwaZulu-Natal

Professor Stefan Grab from Wits University and his colleague, Professor David Nash constructed a geographical history of flooding disasters in KZN by sifting through thousands of archived articles held in old newspapers, colonial and government records, early missionary records, and meteorological records which became available from the 1850s onwards.

“With regards flood disasters – history is repeating itself. We need to prepare for bigger rainfall events in our cities, and that doesn’t just apply to Durban, it applies to all South African cities and towns. We must get our infrastructure, especially drainage systems, in order. It is urgent that we better prepare ourselves for the heavy rainfall and flood events that are guaranteed to come in times ahead,” says Grab.

Natural Disaster

Large areas of KZN were affected by these natural calamaties resulting in many people losing homes and municipalities receiving huge damage to infrastructure like sewerage, drainage and community facilities.

Roads, bridges and shops were wiped out. Roofs were damaged, walls collapses, drainage systems were blocked.

This catastrophy also affects Operation Jumpstart Association properties and we are forced to review our annual action plant for the year 2022/2023 to deal with the damage to our properties.