Snaking queues of hungry people, including the elderly, desperate to get their hands on grant money on payout days have become a common feature, particularly in many rural Eastern Cape towns.
After the sudden loss of their son, Nwabisa and Odwa Wopula decided to give back to those in need as a way of keeping his memory alive. Their son, Philasande, who was born with cerebral palsy, would have been 10 in May.
The rural town of Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape hosted a first-of-its-kind wedding extravangaza with five couples marrying during a special mass wedding ceremony.