₦airaland Forum

buhariguy:
and did buhari told you he came to make money?

who spoke about Buhari?

JaceBlaze:
I need more details on the bolded .I heard some people say it comes as a food voucher instead cash.How true is this?

is 2 different things, there is food parcels for poor families and government grant for unemployed individuals.

sapientia:
South Africa the Giant of Africa.

indeed

well done to South African police.

Children under the age of18 who are already on child grant receiving R440 per month which is equal to 30 dollars, will see an increase of R300 this May another increase of R500 by June for, which total to R1240 and is equal to 83 dollars per month for 6 months. All between the ages of 18 & 60 will receive R350. Those who are already on government grant for disability and older than 60 years will receive an increase R250 from their monthly grant of R1850 and R1750 making a total of R2000 which is equal to 135 dollars.

all children under the age of 21 from parents that are unemployed will get grants.
grants for pensioners increased.
grant for disabled increased.
all home that are poor will get food parcels.
all people between the age of 18 and 65 who are unemployed will get grants.

vandalZA:
Children under the age of18 who are already on child grant receiving R440 per month which is equal to 30 dollars, will see an increase of R300 this May another increase of R500 by June for, which total to R1240 and is equal to 83 dollars per month for 6 months. All between the ages of 18 & 60 will receive R350. Those who are already on government grant for disability and older than 60 years will receive an increase R250 from their monthly grant of R1850 and R1750 making a total of R2000 which is equal to 135 dollars.

thanks a lot for this info.

edoairways:
Forget population that country has a responsible leader.

Indeed Ramaphosa is a good leader.

He cut down his presidential with 50%.
he refused to use presidential house to save cost.
Remember he did not become president because he wanted money, he was a billionaire already.

edoairways:
Who told you that SA is developed? That country is a developing country

No at all, what is the different between South Africa and developed countries. is Spain, Italy, etc developed than South Africa?

Kyase:
south africa has a population of around 60 million, nigeria population is closing 200 million, do the maths

USA has a population of 350 million and is successful. what is your story?

daddytime:
Ngozi don start work with them. Very nice.


The bolded caught my attention:

It will be funded in part by international finance institutions and by redirecting funds already allocated in the current budget.
The main interventions announced on Tuesday are:

Sadly enough and in relation to the above, we no even get funds to redirect because dem don share and embezzle all for themselves.

But trust me, this COVID19 will force dem all to vomit and relinquish their lots because the same government will need every cash it can muster.

That is the issue with Nigeria, Govt leaders still all government finances.

MduZA:
God is south african..

lol

vandalZA:
It will be funded in part by international finance institutions and by redirecting funds already allocated in the current budget.
The main interventions announced on Tuesday are:
R20 billion directly for fighting the pandemic. This includes spending on protective equipment for healthcare workers, additional ventilators, staffing, medicine, field hospitals and community screening.
R20 billion for municipalities for the provision of emergency water supplies, sanitising public transport facilities as well as feeding and housing the homeless.
R50 billion towards new grants, grant top-ups and other measures to relieve social distress.
R100 billion for the protection of jobs and job creation.
R40 billion for income support payments for workers whose employers cannot pay wages.
R2 billion to assist spaza shop owners and small businesses.
A R200 billion loan guarantee scheme from the banks, National Treasury and SA Reserve Bank.
R70 billion in tax relief schemes for distressed businesses.
In addition, taxpayers who donate to the Solidarity Fund will be able to claim 10% as a percentage of their taxable income.
'Devastating' impact on economy
Ramaphosa said the government's "urgent and dramatic steps" taken to stop Covid-19 have saved tens of thousands of lives, and were "absolutely necessary".
But, he added, this was having a devastating effect on the economy.
There are fears this will be enough to tip economically vulnerable households below the poverty line.
Some estimates have put the total damage to the economy as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown at a downturn of between 6 to 8%, with a million job losses.
READ | Unemployed will get R2 100 each in Covid-19 payouts over 6 months, children R2 800 extra
A 2018 study found only a quarter of South Africans can be considered middle class or of the elite class, while the rest either live in poverty or close to it. The same study found three out of four children under the age of 15 live in poverty.
Protests over food shortages have already been seen across the country, and the SA Social Security Agency is currently overwhelmed with applications for food parcels, receiving 9 000 calls an hour.
Grants and relief for impoverished
Civil society has been vocal in its call for greater relief, especially for the unemployed and informally employed.
So perhaps the most significant measure introduced by Ramaphosa was the use of the existing social security infrastructure to distribute millions of rand to the poorest in society via grants.
A number of institutions, academics, activists and economists had called for some form of a grant, either in the form of a new grant, a top-up of the child support grant or all grants, or the distribution of cash to the poorest in society.
Ramaphosa appears to have adopted all of these suggestions which include:
A six-month temporary coronavirus grant.
An increase of the child support grant of R300 in May and R500 from June to October.
An extra R250 for other grant beneficiaries for the next six months.
A Covid-19 social relief of distress grant of R350 per month for six months for unemployed people who do not receive any other grant or Unemployment Insurance Fund payment.
The roll-out of vouchers and cash transfers to those in need for food assistance.
The distribution of 250 000 food parcels in the next two weeks (a partnership between the Solidarity Fund, NGOs, community-based organisations and the Department of Social Development).
Funding
The R500 billion plan will be financed by R130 billion that will be reprioritised from the current budget.

Thanks for this info.

What is Nigeria doing to stop poverty in Nigeria.

Some stupid will compare South Africa and Nigeria, while South Africa is a developed country and Nigeria is a third world country.

zhike:
South African govt will be increase PAYE tax of employees to fund this corona virus crisis.

all children under the age of 21 from parents that are unemployed will get grants.
grants for pensioners increased.
grant for disabled increased.
all home that are poor will get food parcels.
all people between the age of 18 and 65 who are unemployed will get grants.

NwaNimo1:
they have money,,,,,

South African govt will be increase PAYE tax of employees to fund this corona virus crisis.

South Africa has unleashed its biggest once-off stimulus injection into the struggling economy in response to the Covid-19 pandemic that has led to a lockdown of the country for the past 25 days.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's plan to inject R500 billion into a social and economic support package is the country's biggest one-time fiscal outlay and is almost ten times the amount spent in preparation for hosting the Soccer World Cup ten years ago.

"The impact of the coronavirus requires an extraordinary coronavirus budget – of around R500 billion – to direct resources towards fighting the pandemic," he told the nation in a televised address on Tuesday.

The support package bolsters spending from a mere 0.1% of GDP to 10% of GDP.

The response to the pandemic, which has seen economists forecast a contraction as high as 10% in the economy, comes after engagements with several stakeholders over the past week – including Cabinet, the National Coronavirus Command Council, the President's Coordinating Council, and the National Economic Development and Labour Council.

9japride:
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Its because the government want it like that. Go and see what's happening in Sudan on how government is supporting militias to attack their own people.

hahaha, be serious how can government support rebels to attack its own people.

Blue3k:
If the people picked up arms to defend themselves the bandits will quit. They only feel confident attacking defenseless people. That's why they run when military starts opperation.

Military should chase the bandits until they catch them. military should destroy the camps of the bandits.

The problem with some Nigerian is that they do not accept the reality of Nigeria and they want to compare Nigeria with developed countries such as South Africa and UK.

LarryBee1k:
Nigeria is a Zoo no doubt.

We've the worst government! The government don't care if we kill each other or not. They are only after money and benefit of being elected.

The citizens are no different than their leaders. We are myopic, uncivilised and irksome habit of criticising one another instead of our leaders.

There was a time I cared but I'm gradually loosing it. I hope Nigeria gets better.

Indeed Nigerian government is doing nothing.

IGBOSON1:
When they tell you your country is a zoo, you will want to argue!

Nigeria has been a killing field right from the 50s! This is what happens when you ignore the pogrom committed against others either because you don’t like them or you feel it’s not affecting your people....the entire country becomes desensitised to murder, and what goes around will eventually come around and knock on your door!

seconded

theenchanter:
what brand of weed do u smoke?

It seems like you are happy with this killings in Nigeria.

batstan:
You just woke up with your senses in place, if any, and all you can contribute to the world is to start bashing/ridiculing your country. SMH.
How about proffering solutions to better the country or better still, stay away till we achieve Biafra then you can come and enjoy the benefits that comes with it.

Before we come with solutions for Nigeria, we must first acknowledge the problem Nigeria has.

theenchanter:
what brand of weed do u smoke?

kindly what is wrong about the statement I wrote?

theenchanter:
Boko Haram and terrorists activities aside.... SA witness more cold-blood murder than Nigeria.

SA has one of d highest death rate in d world....Thats a country not under any form of terrorism.

Be serious, SA is recording everything well on their database than Nigeria.

but the truth is Nigeria death rate is too high compared to that of South Africa.

When have you had about massive killings in SA.

where is the Nigeria army, it was to fix all this killings issues.

kalufelix:
Its never going to stop..the zoo must fall..

Indeed, currently there is no different between Nigeria and ZOO's.

Is no longer safe in Nigeria, People are fighting for useless things like religion and tribes.

That is the reason Nigeria keeps under developing while other countries in the Southern part of Africa develops.

Armed bandits have killed at least 47 people in attacks on several villages in the northwestern Nigerian state of Katsina.

The attacks took place in the early hours of Saturday, between 12:30am (23:30 GMT Friday) and around 3am (02:00GMT), Katsina police said in its statement on Sunday.

This thing need to stop, in other developed African countries like South Africa, Botswana, Angola, Namibia, etc there is no this kind of killings.

Old story, South African always accept the problems in their economy and make plans to fix their economy. Nigerians do not accepts that their economy is dead, that is why they are not even thinking about plans to revive their economy, that is why Nigeria will remain third world country.

South Africa is well developed, and still developing with the fast pace, while Nigeria is standing still.

IronGalaxy:
Are you South African?

Yes, am South African from Limpopo province.

My Dear. this is not a meaningless information, is a fact.