'My limited food won't last'

Grants saga: Pensioners run out of food

Pensioners suffer mismanagement and 'rushed decision' to blame for this week's payment systems failure

17 September 2023 - 00:02 By THANDUXOLO JIKA, PHATHU LUVHENGO, ISAAC MAHLANGU and SINESIPHO SCHRIEBER

Philemon Rakgogong, 72, from Randfontein doesn’t have enough food to last the month. He plans to return to the Post Office tomorrow to ask after his R2,080 monthly pension, the only income he and his grandchildren receive...

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