{"id":24463,"date":"2020-06-19T21:02:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T19:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=24463"},"modified":"2020-06-19T21:02:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T19:02:32","slug":"zimbabweans-in-south-africa-to-benefit-from-govt-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabweans-in-south-africa-to-benefit-from-govt-grants","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabweans in South Africa to benefit from govt grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A South African High Court has ruled that refugees and asylum seekers, including Zimbabweans, in that country should be included in COVID-19 unemployment grants.<\/p>\n<p>The Pretoria High Court on Friday ordered the government to include immigrants, among them Zimbabweans, in the COVID-19 unemployment grant, eNCA reported.<\/p>\n<p>The court declared directions issued by Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu unconstitutional and unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>It found that it excluded certain groups from accessing the R350 grant.<\/p>\n<p>The minister has been given five days to quantify the costs of extending the grant and another five days to publish amended regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A South African High Court has ruled that refugees and asylum seekers, including Zimbabweans, in that country should be included in COVID-19 unemployment grants. The Pretoria High Court on Friday ordered the government to include immigrants, among them Zimbabweans, in the COVID-19 unemployment grant, eNCA reported. 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