Whither The Old?
South Africa's new bureaucratic pension scheme causes distress
South Africa has recently changed how pensioners receive their pension, and in effort to make the system more efficient and less open to corruption. The transition for some however has been far from smooth.
Can society be judged on the way it treats its elderly? If so, South Africa may need a little more compassion. Even after lengthy and confusing bureaucratic wrangling, there is a great number of elderly people who remain unregistered for the new privatised pension scheme. Many pensioners have been waiting for months for their payouts. SABC Special Assignment follow two families who have been grossly affected by the change.
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