Gauteng’s vulnerable residents will starve as food banks run out of stock
13 December 2023
The most vulnerable residents of Gauteng, who are solely dependent on the Department of Social Development (DSD) for food, will starve as the provincial food banks have run out of stock.
After having received numerous complaints from vulnerable Gauteng residents, the DA embarked on an oversight inspection to the Ekurhuleni and Tshwane food banks where we discovered that they have indeed run dry.
People living with chronic illnesses are the most affected, as they will need food to take medication as will those who receive food parcels from the department.
This is unacceptable and demonstrates the incompetence and lack of planning by the Gauteng MEC for Social Development, Mbali Hlophe.