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#SAHRCJulyUnrestHearing Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has told the inquiry into the July unrest that food security programmes and grant distribution services were affected by the violence that swept through Kwazulu-Natal and Gauteng. MS

#SAHRCJulyUnrestHearing Minister Zulu – who has tested positive for COVID-19 – is testifying virtually at the South African Human Rights Commission inquiry sitting in Umhlanga this morning. MS

#SAHRCJulyUnrestHearing The social development minister has reported that some storage facilities, where food for the department’s community nutrition programme is stored and packaged, were among the buildings that were burnt down. MS

#SAHRCJulyUnrestHearing Zulu says the violence also affected the distribution of social grants,which she described as a lifeline for vulnerable households -especially since the advent of COVID-19.
However, she says 90% of the grants had been paid when the unrest started. MS

#SAHRCJulyUnrestHearing SocDev Minister Lindiwe Zulu has concluded her testimony at the hearings. Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation (DPCI) Head Gen Lebeya is now testifying virtually. MS

#SAHRCJulyUnrestHearing Gen Lebeya says the DPCI dealt with cases where people were instigating others to commit crimes during the July unrest. MS

#SAHRCJulyUnrestHearing Lebeya says they've registered 24 matters related to the instigation of the unrest; 12 are still inquiries. He says 7 cases are on the court roll. He says 1 more person was arrested yesterday &this will change the number to 8 once the person is charged. MS