Cutting Edge | Poverty

The Eastern Cape has been thrust into the limelight recently for its alarming poverty rate. The situation is so dire that some people have resorted to death to end the torment.
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[@23Walstr]

For as long as the EC votes for the ANC it shall suffer

[@sandisoncapayi8920]

true ppl dont want a change yerrrr this is so painful n yet so many leaders r from EC NXAAAAA

[@mapopomoloi1901]

SABC should have added a link for donations. I am sure lots of people would want to donate so that that lovely couple can help more families with food parcels 🙏🏽

[@ayandadlamini9266]

The sad part is we don't listen and think. ANC has no love for poor people but only the rich whom they give tenders to. Vote them out and we see how others will fix the nation.

[@wandilemthiyane9932]

But yet we still vote for them 😕😕😕

[@homonaledi640]

The arrogance of government officials in SA, across all spheres of government

[@ElethuDuna]

Let's donate to this NPO please.

[@mvuyisixomfu9055]

Viva Oscar Mabuyane he was once said Eastern cape is better in his speech. I don't know why Eastern Cape people keep on Voting for ANC while we are in deep poverty with no support like this.

[@lyma3880]

They can't vote for DA because they say it's white peoples party but they are been helped by white people

[@NtobekoMahlutshana]

This is a totally embarrassing that our own leaders treat us this way, the leaders don't see anything wrong in this. Our people should play their part as well, you cannot be poor and continue to bring more life, maybe 1 child is enough until the situation improves, having multiple kids just makes things worse. The ANC including the previous leaders, all of them are to blame, no accountability what so ever. Ramaphosa was given a broken down state but he also hasn't turned things around, uyakhuluma kodwa lutho, Gwede, Fikile, Zizi etc how do they allow the EC to be in this order?

[@kabeloelias7102]

Fathers should start taking responsibility. A child is made by male and female, so we cannot always put blame on the government.

[@user-jy3rt9yx1u]

The females should also stop pro creating especially when they find themselves in deep poverty

[@peekzsdee3058]

True

[@lizwimasango6991]

Yoh nabantu besifazane abake banciphise ukuzala bakwethu

[@wentzelwilliams5568]

I think you've missed the point here. Even those who fathered the kids, are living in these appalling circumstances. Must people stop existing? Let's stop commenting from our ignorance, people have a right to living even if they are poor. Let's caution to allow our privileges to sound elitist and prescribing.

[@kabeloelias7102]

@@wentzelwilliams5568 , so let's stop blaming government for everything, including for our ignorance.

[@spepisiwendlovu2021]

Good bless you TJ and all who are playing a bigger part in putting a smile to these families. Ingathi uthixo engengeza lapho eliphungule khona.

[@siphiwomanyifolo520]

People do not have the money to even buy soap, let alone transport umakhulu wabo to the nearest hospital. Uthi usisi, they were never alerted and they know the process for queries. No emphathy, no willingness. Just a normal employee detached from realities and abiding by a spokesperson script. I'm tired shame. People have to fly from Germany. SA is not a poor country. But why do our people govern so bad.😢

[@OlwethuKubheka]

There had to be forgieners to help solve the neglactant government s duties😢

[@qhamanoveve9076]

So you need to be notified?is it not ur job to know what’s happening in the villages.This municipal lady is making so much excuses and blaming the people themselves for their plight. What have they done to provide relief?Nothing. There’s nobody who would choose to suffer like these ppl are suffering. She’s disgusting

[@andiledlamini6135]

This is painful fellow black people are suffering... I always tell my friends we mustn't post food on social media since some people can't afford basic food....😢😢😢😢kubuhlungu madoda ...poor leadership

[@beverleyphillips2579]

Would it not benefit them to receive donations of seed to plant veggies, maybe chicks to raise as meat source. That way the food supply is ongoing. This is so sad to watch.

[@phineasbhenco3438]

This Local munipality lady is annoying, how come as the woman, a mother of so much children if she has some still doesn't understand the pain of other women out there, This town is not far from me and is so painful. She's busy enjoying life and leverages that she got through those who are suffering today, because without those people that makes up the community up to town, she wouldn't be in the position she's holding now. They got all means to sort out this issue, people don't want housing waiting list they want proper houses not even temporal houses. Stupid municipality leader👺. Thank you Germany group with your donation, may God bless you.🙏🙏🙏

[@NomD05MZ]

Mandela's province is worse 😢, it's possible that the comrades who won the tender to build RDP houses took all the money .

[@nthabisengnkoana6764]

What's the significance of her salary in all these. Did she have to say her salary is not enough😢

[@Pamela-ek9cp]

ANC voters suffer most

[@MphuthumiMlamla]

Well done Tj

[@wandilemthiyane9932]

ANC must be happy that why we need to vote lezizinja out 😢

[@nkululekobhengu9640]

Prime minister talking lies in public

[@sisonkesonica3052]

Eastern cape=zimbabwe where your votes never make any difference

[@thembimaseko9600]

Siyabonga Cutting edge ukuveza amahlazo alezinkokheli zethu. Sihleli phandle iphi i R D P. yonke leminyaka 30years.

[@manqobadlamini5397]

bayahlupheka but bazala kakhulu nakho loko kudala inhlupheka ibe worse

[@avelanobengela]

I’m glad you said it,imagine a family of 16 family members

[@lizwimasango6991]

Yoh😢 people can be so selfish, how can you give birth living in such a situation 😢💔

[@buhlechaka7669]

Into eshluphekisa kakhulu ukuzala, siyazala MA africa😢.obaba bezingane bayabaleka into eyaziwayo. Ngeke sizame ukunciphisa kodwa😭😭😭😭sihluphekisa izingane

[@cindymatushesindiswa4524]

Abasokolayo ngabona bazala kakhulu andiyazi kutheni

[@buhlechaka7669]

@@cindymatushesindiswa4524 Lapho izingane ezihluphekayo, abobaba bayabaleka even kuryt,andyaz nam lento.

[@cindymatushesindiswa4524]

Some of the man are very weak for uthatha amaresponsibility but abantwana bayakhula at the end of day

[@lizwimasango6991]

Yoh please say that again 😪

[@sisterashericharmaine1602]

Niyabona ukthi nisizwa abelungu laba eningabafuni

[@user-ct7ns3qi7x]

Yaz nje

[@melikhayamali]

Eish utsho uphinda,

[@Phumza-mv2sf]

This is so painful 😢😢

[@nckh7]

Goverment failed this province big time

[@user-jy3rt9yx1u]

So sad to watch such stories and yet they have plenty of unused land that the government can utilize for farming in the community they can do farming and agriculture and sell their harvest . Thanks to TJ and his team for reaching out I ask myself where are the rich black people why are they not helping ???? Yoh

[@samphasha8970]

The government😡 of ANC

[@wentzelwilliams5568]

Trash indeed!

[@MatsepeMohlala]

How dare does the lady concede that she works there yet she doesn't know about the condition of the granny? It is sad that most gov officials love their titles but not their roles and responsibilities.

[@lesetlelaalexmmadi9045]

How on earth that a province be so different from other provinces by far like this? For 30 years what was the provincial government doing? What are municipalities doing? Did OR Tambo and Mandela fought for this? Shame on you ANC for letting this citizens like this.

[@nc2604]

Please Eastern Cape...VOTE ANC OUT ON THE 29TH MAY 2024. THEY TAKE YOU ALL FOR GRANTED. Sorry that this is happening, please enlighten people to stop voting for ANC

[@mabuyiprecious9191]

Jehova izwa inhlungu yabantwana bakho,bakhulule kulolu sizi Nkosi

[@simphiwekambule8946]

No black person should suffer like this at home imagine 😢

[@ChooseU4ever]

Arent condoms and concentraptives free?

[@peekzsdee3058]

Wuuuuu same question am asking myself,now we have to feel sorry for irresponsibility 😓

[@alliemako6358]

That the question I'm asking why having so many children when life is so hard no man ( irresponsible period , I fell sorry for elderly people )

[@muanokhakhu5917]

My ask exactly

[@wentzelwilliams5568]

Isn't common sense also? Stop watching to respond, the purpose waa to understand these fellow, yes, they're people like us, and they're plight, not judge their intimate lives. You should be ashamed of yourself. 🚮

[@lesetlelaalexmmadi9045]

Giving birth is not a problem. The problem is not social it is economic it is financial . It is government that is not caring. The other problem is families that educates males because of patriachal system, and when men found job in other provinces they forgot their families and even to remember that they have children back home. They get drunk by glamour in cities and not plough back home. They forget their children at home and feed other children elsewhere. Down with men who neglects their children. But government was creating jobs this nonsense wouldn't happen.

[@michellemoreana1938]

They must stop voting for ANC. The lady who is saying that they give food when alerted doesn't look like she has ever missed a meal

[@billittoG]

I have no words!

[@user-rv4ix9ij6d]

Very painful and sad😢

[@aa-mt4ni]

this guys EC must stop voting ANC please

[@cindymatushesindiswa4524]

Zekhe niyeke ukuvotela iANC nale EFF ziniqhathayo yabona nincedwa ngabantu abamhlophe

[@sivuyilemahamba7765]

So uthi masivotle i DA?

[@cindymatushesindiswa4524]

@@sivuyilemahamba7765 mna ndingabavotela xa bendinceda personal my dear bcz naba bavotela eminye imibutho they are getting a piece from the pie

[@thembisibanyoni4435]

​@@sivuyilemahamba7765nanoma yini beside iANC

[@ntsakobless3340]

The very same ANC that has been in power for more than 30 years yet still more Black people are unemployed..The President has millions in his pockets but does nothing from his own pocket to help his beloved country.. God Bless S.A youth to strive for Change and be in charge a 58 year old veteran cannot lead we need fresh Youngbloods..

[@user-jy3rt9yx1u]

🤣🤣and the millions got stolen

[@lebogangwalter1120]

The ANC forgot about its own ... this is sad very sad when we see them living nice with new fashion ANC shirts ... no water no toilet , no food this is a human right ... stop voting for the ANC my people they forgot they live for themselves

[@xolanimnguni5090]

Kabuhlungu bafethu😢ANC awunanembeza

[@lindamali847]

This is very painful.. Yhooo

[@eunicesifo2820]

Oh lord Jesus Christ... peoples they live under this painful poverty our government is so wicked

[@mpumelelonkosi9339]

Hayi khona, this is very painful 😭😭

[@sandisonqweshi2874]

Very painful story 😭😭

[@samuelnkuna9357]

First thing I noticed after landing in Mthatha airport is poverty.....the villages there. Water is a luxury. Shocking that there is so much water around there...

[@Ellenbaba]

This us sad

[@VuyokaziKuse-oi9nd]

Very painful

[@phumzilemtshali4488]

Indelelo kulomama inkulu. Kodwa uNkulunkulu uyabona

[@kuhlesomdaka8455]

Yhooo and she’s well fed look at her face

[@Ameerah07]

That government municipality woman ileats 3 times a day with lots of fast food. How dare u 😤

[@siphorayi764]

Hello, how can I get ahold of this NGO if I want to help

[@OlwethuKubheka]

& they still voted for those crooks😢

[@melikhayamali]

Iapho ngxaki

[@zeldaminne2548]

Why get more children if it is already going like this ?

[@homonaledi640]

Does she have easy access to contraceptives or are you suggesting that she abstains from love and intimacy?

[@peekzsdee3058]

True yhoo Haa aaaa

[@homonaledi640]

Do they have easy access to contraceptives or are you suggesting that they stay away from love and intimacy? Would that be a reasonable expectation?

[@sivuyilemahamba7765]

Coping mechanism to depression

[@lizwimasango6991]

​@@homonaledi640 Must they bring innocent souls to suffer like this?😪... would you bring someone to live in such a situation because you want love and intimacy?

[@_phumlani]

But they keep voting for the ANC, why?

[@1986aurora]

This is where tax payers money is meant to go ! This is hard to watch but needs to be seen. This from a goverment who says load shedding isnt end of the world. Ppl who dont vote for anc want apartheid back. This from a country that has had many many situations of political individuals taking millions while millions live this way. Its hard to watch . Man its messed up

[@lyma3880]

Yoooo can you hear that woman

[@godsfavourite6134]

Nizohamba nilambile ninjalo niyovotela ANC anive ningicika 🚮

[@lyma3880]

Your face is glowing unlike of Gogo's daughter..so there is huge difference between the two of you.... you live a rich life and they live poor life

[@seeNOevil.0]

This is so heartbreaking💔hope may the EFF win the election... Were is DA and ANC in all this😡

[@lyma3880]

What do you want DA to do ....and where are you EFF

[@user-hp1ll6kh4u]

We have lost interests to cutting edge because it doest do like before. If cutting end can look back. It used to come with strong story that even help people

[@abeympfulili3671]

Sad😢

[@MphuthumiMlamla]

Well done guys❤🎉

[@user-bh3yd9fv5u]

This is so sad

[@faithmaqungo308]

Uthetha nge waiting list😢 usebenza in that municipality but clueless ... Usile loSisi yerrr

[@lyma3880]

Now they bring temporary structure because it was citting edge

[@avelanobengela]

Black people need to stop ukuzala.uzala kanjani uyibona imeko yekhaya

[@lizwimasango6991]

💯💯

[@tantaswajozana8360]

Yet they still vote for the same government that is not only the cause but sustain these social ills. Honestly, it's hard to feel sorry for these people.

[@2000ustham]

So to see this situation, hope gogo finds a good place, Lindiwe gets a jobs if someone can help, grants keep our people improverished

[@phumzilepatiencenene3025]

ziningi lezingane 🙄🤔

[@faithmaqungo308]

😭😭😭😭😭Yhini Bawo....kanti kwathini e EC

[@ofentsematsheka5299]

The government must have community workers in deep rural areas. There is no excuse for not reaching out to these deep areas which are only reached during election time. Sies eastern cape premier 🎉

[@siyavuyamakubalo7]

Viva ANC viva!as long as you vote for ANC it’s fun

[@GUDANIMasibigiri]

I don't understand why they still vote for ANC

[@faithmaqungo308]

Arrogancy kule ntombazana😡

[@helenduplessis4166]

Vote smartly this May!

[@thembimaseko9600]

Kungekudala kuyo le province umama nabantwana bafa indlala.

[@phumelelakhawula2796]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@X-ManGuy]

Where does the R10 billion go to each and every year, some of it is sent to the national government instead of creating job opportunities

[@user-ix4mq9fe6j]

Politicians should partners with business community bohlukane nale white monopoly capital balokho belilisela ngayo ube ne black monopoly capital ingekho business inezisombululo zonke Politicians mazohlukane nokuzenza bhetele bazithobe kwi business

[@nomthandazotshabalala219]

💔

[@tumelomosikare6627]

I know this may seem insensitive please read it as intended Look at how lush green the area is, how can this place be considered poor?

[@zinzimfundisi9199]

The other thing I don't understand, is where they get energy to make babies bebona intlupheko. She says NSFAS rejected, not telling the truth that she failed. People for get apho basuka khona umntu afumene ithuba lemfundo yena ayomitha. 16kids baphi omama notata babo? Uyofika begcwele kwi cities benxila imali. Akho tras kanti ebeyendza ntoni grant kamama ne yabantwana bakhe? Thanks to TJ for helping, I just wish singacinga intlupheko yethu, siyovala or sitofe clinics zikhona asiyeke ukuzala sibona situation yamakhaya ethu

[@elphuselvisnyangombe383]

Government must try to reach remote areas

[@user-lu7gq6zg4n]

Kodwa nalokzala kwabo kangaka kuyinkinga inzima kangaka impilo noma ngabe isimo sithini hayi kodwa thina bantu siletha inkinga phezu kwenye

[@lizwimasango6991]

Ay Shem Yaz 😪😭 mina bayangixaka ngempela

[@sipheleledladla4579]

They still vote ANC, ibona inkinga

[@user-rv4ix9ij6d]

How this peaple we call our government sleep at night if they do watch peaple going to bed or dying of hunger😢😢

[@user-xx3qe8pd5b]

Ooh madoda 😢

[@e3sm7255]

Eish😥

[@sivuyilekula8438]

Government is capable of building RDP houses in urban areas, where people are working and able to accommodate themselves. How about these rural dwellers? unemployed. Our government priorities maar.

[@Phura3534]

we should learn a lesson to be in a Change, ANC has been in Power and things have taken a wrong turn. We must change, we need a new Power in Government. ANC Must rest in Peace but if you continue with ANC then may we rest in Peace.

[@thando683]

I wonder kwenzakalani emqondweni ka Ramaphosa mebona abantu behlupheka kanje 🥹🥹🥹

[@cindymatushesindiswa4524]

Mabayeke uzala kodwa bayasokola

[@sivuyilemahamba7765]

its coping mechanism to depression

[@mosa1mabilisa]

And they continue to vote 4 same leadership.

[@user-bg7pk1dk1o]

Wow her salary is not enough,tjoooo umntu omyama unje,yena she has job so she is not bothered shame

[@simphiwekambule8946]

Donations???

[@mzwandilemqamu870]

Anc results of ruling but them had big stomachs.. VOTE MK

[@maphokamaphoka2026]

Kwaze kwabuhlungu nalo gel we local municipality akana ndaba kubuhlungu bantu bakuthi bacindezelekile zinkokheli esinazo 😭💔EFF ngaske izise impilo ebantwini 😭yhiooo

[@aa-mt4ni]

this lady she is lying how can you work the in area every day then not knowing the crisis gogo is facing

[@dorcasmwale6328]

bakhuluphala ngemali ezifanele zisize amahluphekile,bandla imali zamahala