Only 2108 food parcels distributed reveals NW Social Development’s inability to feed the hungry
17 May 2020
Note to Editors: Kindly find attached soundbites in English and Afrikaans by DA North West Spokesperson on Health and Social Development, Gavin Edwards. An alternative emergency social relief plan is attached.
This week, during a virtual Portfolio Committee meeting, the MEC for the North West Department of Social Development, Boitumelo Moiloa, conceded that the Department is experiencing a backlog on emergency social relief and the supply of food parcels.
The purpose of the meeting was for the Department to present its Annual Performance Plan, but its failure to adequately address emergency social relief challenges, dominated discussions.
The distribution report presented to the Committee revealed that only 2108 food parcels have been distributed across the province since the inception of lockdown.