Mbalula says R350 SRD grant will be converted to basic income grant

Fikile Mbalula campaigning at Amaoti in KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU IMGL8310
Image: SANDILE NDLOVU

As election campaigning reaches fever pitch with three weeks to go before May 29, the ANC has committed to converting the R350 a month Social relief of distress (SRD) grant into a permanent, increased basic income grant (BIG).
This was announced by ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula on the party’s campaign trail in eThekwini on Tuesday, where the ANC will be wooing voters in the hotly contested KwaZulu-Natal for the rest of this week.Mbalula was confronted by ANC supporters and potential voters about high unemployment and […]

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