Scores of unemployed turned away after queuing for R350 special Covid-19 grant
(WorldNews Africa)

Johannesburg - After spending the night queueing outside the post office to be on time for the R350 special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, many beneficiaries were turned away and told only those who have never received the money are eligible for payment while others were told there is no money, they said. The grants were announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in April as part of the R500 billion economic and social relief measures during the pandemic after the distribution of food parcels was marred by corruption and mismanagement and was not reaching the needy. It was expected that qualifying individuals would receive the grant from May until next month. The Sunday...