South Africa

Fear and hunger: 7 million set to rush retailers for child grants

Seven million desperate and fearful child caregivers, whose starving families depend on government social grants for survival, are expected to descend on retailers en masse on Wednesday.

Social grant recipients queue to collect their money in Soshanguve, near Pretoria. A new global study showed SA moved from 45 to 21 out of 114 countries on the World Giving Index. File photo.
Social grant recipients queue to collect their money in Soshanguve, near Pretoria. A new global study showed SA moved from 45 to 21 out of 114 countries on the World Giving Index. File photo. (ALAISTER RUSSELL)

Seven million desperate and fearful child caregivers, whose starving families depend on government social grants for survival, are expected to descend on retailers en masse on Wednesday.

The driving force, warn NGOs and food rights advocacy groups, is fear.

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