WATCH: Makhura says Tshwane's Silverton food bank could run out of supplies in a week

WATCH: Makhura says Tshwane's Silverton food bank could run out of supplies in a week | pretorianews

Pretoria - A Gauteng government food bank in Tshwane could run out of supplies in a week as the number of people going to bed hungry continued to increase.

Bags mealie meal, canned fish, sugar, beans, rice, cooking oil, peanut butter, tea bags and salt were among the grocery items stored at the food bank. "The stock here is just for a week or close to a week and a half so we must worry about the week towards the end of April. Makhura used the opportunity to shed light on the preparedness of the province to take care of coronavirus patients.

"The big issue for me is the proper distribution of food. We want to make sure that there is no corruption and patronage that is built around food distribution.The food must go to every household that is in need," he said.

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