Eswatini: Only Four in Ten Receive Food Aid in Swaziland Govt Coronavirus Scheme, a Month After Deadline

Fewer than four in ten of the 301,000 people promised food aid by the Swaziland (eSwatini) Government during the present coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have received it.

Figures announced by Swazi Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini on Friday (5 June 2020) showed only 113,273 people had received aid. He had previously promised that all 301,762 people across the kingdom deemed in need would get it by 6 May.

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