Not In My Name was concerned that forcing organisations to only donate through government’s food bank would mean food never reaching its intended beneficiaries.
The Gauteng department of social development has accused the Democratic Alliance and charity organisations of “politicising” Covid-19 hunger relief efforts.
He was responding to criticism by the DA and Not In My Name, which both criticised the red tape, accusing government of attempting to centralise food relief efforts in order to take all the credit. “Social development MEC Panyaza Lesufi has called for an end to this politicisation of the issue of food parcels.
“We have always had social relief packages on an annual basis and the food bank system has always been in existence.” “We are catching them. Even though some of them run away, they come back,” said Hlongwane. “They are being assisted with methodone in order to deal with the addiction, so most of the day they are tired from the methodone and they sleep.
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