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6 April 2014. Khor Abeche: A displaced mother and her child inspect the remnants of their burnt house in Khor Abeche, South Darfur. According to the community leaders, more than 3,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) still remain inside the UNAMID base, following the attack that they suffered by an armed group on March 22. About 300 heavily armed men attacked the IDP camp, setting fire to dozens of shelters and stealing livestock belonging to the residents. The World Food Programme (WFP) have already distributed food (sorghum) to the IDPs and the UNAMID base provide potable water and health care, while a team of 35 UNAMID engineers are currently constructing a 70,000 m2 Buffer Zone, with watch towers, solar lights, two community centers and latrines at the vicinity of the base, where the IDPs will be able to securely settle in the near future. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID

Extreme Poverty In SA: Still No Plan To Extend Or Replace Measly R350

The fate of about eight million South Africans, who currently relies on R350 to survive, remains unknown once the grant is suspended in March 2024.

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Generic picture of tinned food at a supermarket, containing hormone-disrupting BPA chemicals, also found in certain baby bottles, plastics and till slips, for Power Report. Wednesday 18/09/2013Picture: KEVIN SUTHERLAND 18/09/2013 SUNDAY TIMES - MAINBODY

Spiraling Food Prices: When Will Government Act On Basic Income Grant?

The spiraling food prices in South Africa continue to be a crushing reality for the millions of people who either do not have any form of income, or are struggling to survive on the bare minimum.

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