They do not qualify for food aid from a government busy attending to its own large numbers of impoverished citizens. "That just shows you the levels of desperation that we have," said Abramjee. "I've not seen anything on this scale, not these levels of poverty and hunger in South Africa. In total, the charity delivered 8,000 food parcels to an estimated 12,000 families, he said. South Africa has spent five weeks under restrictions requiring most of the population of about 58 million to stay at home, apart from essential trips.

Source: bd News24 April 30, 2020 10:41 UTC