South Africa: Coronavirus - 'We Are Poor, We Are Starving, We Are Forgotten' - Diepsloot Residents

We understand the reasons for the lockdown, but it's difficult to abide by the rules, three elderly people from Diepsloot said on Monday while waiting for their grant payouts from the South African Social Services Agency (Sassa).

Diepsloot, loosely translated as "deep ditch" from the Afrikaans, is one of Johannesburg's most densely populated townships.

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