Food inflation means R530 child support grant not enough to feed a child for a month
“Our data shows that the poverty line, while it’s a useful index, has also not kept pace with inflation and reality in general,” says the PMBJED
21 July 2024 - 21:36
Animal welfare activist Cora Bailey was making peanut butter sandwiches for a group of hungry children who had stopped by her shelter on their way home from school when a shy child caught her attention...
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