SONA 2020: 'Increase R430 child support grant so the kids can eat'

Published February 13, 2020, by

The paltry child support grant of just R430 a month is insufficient to significantly impact malnutrition rates among South Africa’s children, and it’s time for President Cyril Ramaphosa to step in and do something about it.

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