CAIPHUS KGOSANA | SA urgently needs a decisive answer to the BIG question

Can we afford for government to dither on social grants when so many in our country are going hungry?

03 August 2021 - 20:02 By caiphus kgosana

Thabang* lives in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria. The 41-year-old and his wife Mantwa* (34) lost their jobs three and a half years ago when the medium-size firm they were working for in Randburg suffered financial losses and retrenched en masse. These were not high-paying, but junior admin posts that were available for anyone with a matric certificate, back when the economy grew with positive numbers...

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