South Africa's Covid grant reached 9.5-million and lifted 5-million from poverty? President Ramaphosa's numbers don't quite add up

On 8 January 2022 South Africa’s ruling African National Congress celebrated its 110th anniversary. President Cyril Ramaphosa marked the occasion with a commemorative address in Polokwane, capital of Limpopo province. In the address he said: “The social relief of distress grant has provided vital support for the unemployed during the pandemic, reaching 9.5-million people and lifting 5-million above the food poverty line.”

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