Gold One on COVID-19 Pandemic Response

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Food Parcel Donation to Ekurhuleni Food Bank

Ekurhuleni COVID – 19 foodbank. On the 11th of May 2020 at 13h00, Mr Zhang Yongliang – Gold One Director handed a contribution of R 100 000.00 worth of food package as a donation to the Ekurhuleni Foodbank. The package was receive by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality’s Executive Mayor – Cllr. Mzwandile Masina who was accompanied by MMC (Member Mayoral Council) for Human Settlement Cllr. Lesiba Mpya.

Also present at the handing over were municipal officials such as Head of Department – Economic Development Mr. Caiphus Chauke and Manager for Local Economic Development Mr. Thokozani Twala.

With a population of 3.6 million inhabitants, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has a poverty headcount of 6.6% and the intensity of 44.7%. In view of these numbers, the metropolitan municipality is second from Greater Johannesburg in terms of Covid 19 infection rate – though believed to be concentrated around Kempton Park.

Since the launch of the foodbank on the 14th April 2020, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municiality has distributed food parcels to 15 000 indigent households and has committed to distribute these food parcels until the declaration of at least level 2 of the lock down with possibilities for review and scaling down. The Municipality is however exploring possibilities of maintaining the food bank (though at a much scaled down capacity) for a foreseeable future to primarily cater for destitute, homeless people etc.