Social grant beneficiaries from the surrounding villages of Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape flock to Mqanduli town to access their grants . The expert team on basic income support panel has recommended that government institutionalise the social relief of distress grant (RDG).
The recommendation was announced by the panel chair Alex van der Heever, who tabled the department of social development report that looked into the introduction of a R1,500 monthly grant aimed at South Africans over the age of 18-59 years old without work.
Speaking on Monday, Van der Heever said if implemented carefully, the panel believed it would not […]
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