TSHABA’S EYE: Reapplying for Social Relief of Distress grant leaves desperate citizens confused and suspicious

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TSHABA’S EYE: Reapplying for Social Relief of Distress grant leaves desperate citizens confused and suspicious

Tshabalira Lebakeng lives in a shack in Diepkloof, Soweto and is a member of the Homeless Writers’ Project, supported by Maverick Citizen. This week he went out to take the temperature of local residents on the issue and expectations around the R350 Social Relief of Distress grant. This is what he heard.