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After heavy rain and flooding plagued parts of KwaZulu-Natal this weekend, the education department is concerned about the safety of teachers and learners in the province.
Learner's attendance in KwaZulu-Natal has picked up over the past few days after two weeks of uncertainty brought upon by torrential rain and flooding in parts of the province.
The devastating impact of the flood is not yet known as many learners in KwaZulu-Natal are being prevented from learning while damage to critical infrastructure is still being assessed.
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Millions of individuals living in South Africa rely on the R350 grant every month to purchase essential goods. However, changes in the legislation under which the grant is provided left beneficiaries with no grant payments for two months.
Around 18 million individuals living in South Africa benefit from permanent grants distributed by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). These grants are distributed monthly during the first week of every new month.
While R350 grant payments will now be paid every month for the rest of the grant's iteration, many clients are concerned that they have not received payments for months when their grant applications were approved.
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