The Solidarity Fund, created to help support SA’s health and welfare response to the Covid-19 pandemic, has earmarked R1.9bn for the country’s health interventions as the number of infections surge. CEO Nomkhita Nqweni said on Friday the…
The SA Local Government Association took a decision on April 26 to establish Municipal Solidarity Funds as a response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to raise money to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Most people would like to help those…
The Solidarity Fund has disbursed more than half of the R2.1bn it has raised for the acquisition of personal protective equipment (PPE) and to roll out food relief for vulnerable households affected by the coronavirus. The fund was…
Dedicated doctors and nurses with training in Covid-19 testing are expected to visit underserviced areas across both provinces from May 18. Covid-19 testing in underserviced areas in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal has been boosted by…
Leading by example, local EFF leader and councillor Xolisa Runeli became the first elected representative in Ndlambe to publicly announce he would give 33% of his salary before deductions towards the Solidarity Fund for three months. Well…
Since the Solidarity Fund was launched just four weeks ago‚ it has approved R1.1bn in funding for health-care provision which will be needed to fight Covid-19 and has assisted 250‚000 distressed families with food aid. These details…
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA WELCOMES FOSAD’S DECISION TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SOLIDARITY FUND President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the decision of the Forum of South Africa’s Directors-General (FOSAD) members to contribute to the Solidarity Fund.…
More than R2bn has been pledged by South Africans to the Solidarity Fund. More than 3,000 individuals donated amounts ranging from R1,000 to R100,000 while some of the donations came from large corporations and medium-sized businesses.…
