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BY NATHAN GUMA MEMBERS of Parliament are demanding answers, summoning Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube over the government’s failure to fund a number of the country’s critical social safety programmes, with citizens reeling under the effects of the El Niño-induced drought. The government has had cash transfers, among them the Harmonised Cash Transfer Programme, the Cash…
BY NATHAN GUMA THE government’s use of an algorithm to identify beneficiaries of cash transfer programmes has contributed to millions of people left in need, an investigation can reveal. Since 2020, the country has endured a series of droughts and a pandemic, which has left millions in need of immediate aid. The government has had cash…
