Some Soweto residents say they have lost hope that they will receive food parcels after being on the social development waiting list for more than a month.
Last week, a fuming SA National Civic Organisation member from Tladi in Soweto, who asked not to be iden
Ramafolo admitted to City Press that she did receive food parcels, but claimed that she got them from a private donor.Even if someone receives food parcels from a private donor, they need to inform social development.Another Sanco member explained that ward 21 of Johannesburg’s Region D was among many other wards in the region that had been waiting for longer that a month for food parcels.
“All I was trying to do was help the community, but because of the delay, some members suspect that I took all the food parcels for myself. This has put strain on my family and myself,” he said. “Times are really tough. We are living from hand to mouth and some nights we go to bed with empty stomachs,” said an emotional Makhanya.Another resident blamed ward councillor Mpho Sesedinyane, saying he was “invisible when we need him the most, especially during these trying times”.
What was strange was that the food parcels were dispatched at night, two days in a row. When I confronted her, she told me that the food parcels belonged to the women’s league. I was shocked by her response because groceries belong to disadvantaged homes.“We have structures such as ward committee members and leaders on the ground to assist families in need. We have submitted at least 200 names to social development.
“So far, our initiative has donated food parcels to 55 families and we are hoping to reach out to many more.”
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