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SA’s R13bn social grant cuts are arbitrary, cruel and economically short-sighted

Published by Daily Maverick · South Africa 9 h ago

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement cuts R13-billion from social grants, including child support and SRD grants. These reductions will worsen poverty, malnutrition and…

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