Food aid for 300 SA-based locals

Herald Reporter

Over 300 vulnerable Zimbabweans living on the streets of South Africa got food assistance yesterday from the Zimbabwe United for Progress (ZUFP), a non-governmental organisation based in that country.

Maize-meal, sugar, cooking oil, salt, beans, soya mince, cabbages, tea leaves and other goodies were distributed to the needy Zimbabweans.

Those who got food support are the blind, street kids and the wheelchair-bound, and their helpers.

Since the declaration of a national lockdown in South Africa, many Zimbabweans have been unable to undertake self-help jobs, resulting in them going hungry.

ZUFP head of public relations, Mr Kennedy Mandaza, said there was need to quickly consider the plight of vulnerable Zimbabweans living on South African streets.

“While the Government, with their South African counterpart have been able to facilitate the repatriation of a number of Zimbabweans, more needs to be done,” he said.

Mr Mandaza said their donation was a drop in the ocean considering the magnitude of challenges confronting the citizens.

Yesterday’s beneficiaries were from New Doornfontien, Johannesburg, South Africa.