The enemy within: Economic abuse of senior citizens on the rise
20 June 2016 - 09:37
In South Africa - where, saysStatsSA, there are nearly 4.4million elderly people - more are suffering from economic abuse at the hands of their children and grandchildren. Driving the abuse is people's desire to gain access to their parents' and grandparents' pensions, investments and other assets.
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