'People are hungry, their kids at risk. Find money, and extend Covid-19 grant'

'People are hungry, their kids at risk. Find money, and extend Covid-19 grant'
23 April 2021 9:54 AM
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"There’s a Constitutional obligation on the state to ensure that nobody goes hungry," says Lynette Maart (Black Sash).
Civil rights organisations – led by the
Black Sash - marched on the Social Development Department and Sassa offices in Pretoria on Thursday morning.
They demand an extension of the R350 Covid-19 social relief grant until a framework – and a budget – is in place for a
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Africa Melane interviewed Black Sash National Director Lynette Maart.
The threat of Covid has not gone away… jobs have not recovered. We don’t know if there’ll be more cycles of the pandemic. Many people go hungry… children are at risk… Food prices are increasing…

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