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Social grant payment ‘glitch’ sees desperate elderly recipients forced to take loans to survive

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Social grant payment ‘glitch’ sees desperate elderly recipients forced to take loans to survive

by: Daniel Steyn, Ella Morrison, Loyiso Dyongman, Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Thamsanqa Mbovane

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