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Social grant payouts marked by chaos for elderly at pay points – Port Elizabeth in the News

31 March 2020 By Port Elizabethan

Social grant payouts marked by chaos for elderly at pay points: At Cleary Park shopping centre in Port Elizabeth, there were long queues and many cars in the parking lot. Former member of the Eastern Cape legislature and Khoi San leader in Nelson Mandela Bay, …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

From the vault: Kolisi leading the change: I was lucky to have rugby as an outlet.’ Kolisi remembers his early days on the dusty streets of the township outside Port Elizabeth. As he retells his story, he makes it clear he wants to inspire …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Dimension Data launches Saturday School Programme in Port Elizabeth: Dimension Data, an African-born systems integrator and managed services provider, is proud to launch its Saturday School Programme in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. For the past 25 years, Dimension …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

SA’s vulnerable queue to access grants early amid lockdown: “There is no need to panic,” she said. “Social grants will be paid from (the) 30 and 31 of this month.” ‘We have children to feed’ In the southern city of Port Elizabeth, a major port in the poor …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

The Covid-19 lockdown does not mean human rights have been suspended: Reports are that immigrant spaza-shops were raided by police early last Friday morning in Govan Mbeki, Port Elizabeth, to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. The immigrants were caught between a rock and …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Rodney Howard-Browne: Florida Megachurch Pastor Arrested: In a follow-up tweet, Howard-Browne wrote that Jesus would have “made a whip and beat the crap” out of Bolton. Rodney Howard-Browne was born and raised in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. His wife, …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Covid-19: Busy roads, long queues and children playing in the streets of Port Elizabeth: On Monday, our reporters in Port Elizabeth saw snaking queues outside stores and social grant paypoints as well as the sale of alcohol which has been prohibited during the lockdown. Meanwhile, …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Rakhale: Chippa United midfielder’s agent on Kaizer Chiefs interest: Chippa United midfielder Thabo Rakhale’s agent Mandla Mthembu has downplayed talks his client is courted by Kaizer Chiefs, preferring to say the skilful player has options available for him. The …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

S.Africa’s vulnerable queue to access grants early amid lockdown: On day four of a coronavirus lockdown, Ntombi Dlamini was ushered past shoppers snaking outside a mall in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township, where she had come to withdraw her social grant. One of …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

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