End to Covid relief grant sparks fears of humanitarian crisis

Finance minister says there's no budget to extend the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant beyond March

12 November 2021 - 08:21

By Penwell Dlamini

There have been ongoing calls from civil society and unions for the government to maintain the grant and use it to build towards a basic income grant for the poor.

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