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Social grant payment ‘glitch’ sees desperate elderly recipients forced to take loans to survive

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Social grant payment ‘glitch’ sees desperate elderly recipients forced to take loans to survive

By Daniel Steyn, Ella Morrison, Loyiso Dyongman, Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Thamsanqa Mbovane