COVID-19: Zambians in South Africa Receive relief Food

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Calibri”,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family:”Times New Roman”;}The Association of Zambians in South Africa has distributed various food items to 55 Zambian families that have become food insecure resulting from the COVID 19 induced lockdown in that country.Association President Ferdinand Simanya confirmed that food items were distributed to the affected Zambian families in Kempton Park, Cape town, Durban, Newcastle and Pretoria.He mentioned that about 38 thousand Kwacha has so far been raised through donations to the Zambian Solidarity Fund which was created to help Zambians in need.Mr. Simanya said the number of food insecure families was expected to increase in the coming weeks as the lockdown progresses owing to the fact that some income generating activities have been disrupted.He noted that about one hundred Zambians living in South Africa together with other stakeholders and different Association groupings have made different donations of money and food items to help the vulnerable families.And Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Major General Jackson Miti, who is also the Association’s Patron, expressed happiness that Zambians have come together in solidarity to ensure that they help vulnerable families.General Miti encouraged Zambians to continue making donations and caring for one another to ensure that NO family is left behind.South Africa is on a 21 days lockdown, effective March 26 and subject to review on April 16, following increasing numbers of people getting infected with the Coronavirus. So far, South Africa has about one thousand six hundred eighty-six people infected with the virus and seven deaths recorded.This is according to a statement released to ZNBC News by First Secretary for Press and Public Relations Naomi Nyawali. Post Views: 21
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