The government should extend the social relief of distress grants to help the increasing number of families in distress during the Covid-19 pandemic, a coalition says.
Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says people are facing dehumanising poverty and urgent intervention is needed.
Professor Thuli Madonsela joined the call with a suggestion that two social workers per ward also be put in place to deal with the crisis. A coalition of NGOs and unions is calling for the urgent extension of the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant which lapses at the end of January."It’s hard to […]
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