Minister Zulu to present Social Development’s Budget Vote Speech to the National Assembly and visits a Food Bank
The Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, will on Friday - July 24, present the Department’s budget to the National Assembly.
The Department will, on the day, present its adjusted budget and plans as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic which has led to the country’s nationwide lockdown since March this year.
After the presentation, the Minister will visit the Gauteng Food Bank (Believers Care Society) where a donation of over R24 million by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will be symbolically handed over.
This donation will be spent towards procuring 20 000 food parcels and 2 000 baby packs which will be distributed across provinces for families and babies in need of Social Relief of Distress (SRD).
Since the national lockdown, the Department has reached 3.3 million poor and vulnerable South Africans through its food and nutrition programme.
Members of the media are invited to cover Social Development’s Budget Vote speech and hand-over of the donation which will be conducted as follows:
Budget Vote Speech programme:
Date: Friday, 24 July 2020
Time: 10h00
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Symbolic hand-over programme
Date: Friday, 24 July 2020
Time: 14h00
Venue: Believers Care Society, 30 Mandy Street, Gauteng Social Development Warehouse (food bank) in Booysens - Gauteng
The media can RSVP by contacting Ms Nomfundo Xulu-Lentsoane on 066 480 6845 or e-email: nomfundole@dsd.gov.za / Mr Jaconia Kobue on 063 249 5120 or e-mail:
j aconiak@dsd.gov.za
Media enquiries may be forwarded to:
Lumka Oliphant
Cell: 083 484 8067
E-mail: lumkao@dsd.gov.za
