{"id":258125,"date":"2020-05-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/258125\/hungry-families-of-delport-informal-settlement-receive-support\/"},"modified":"2020-05-22T17:53:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T15:53:57","slug":"hungry-families-of-delport-informal-settlement-receive-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/05\/23\/hungry-families-of-delport-informal-settlement-receive-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungry families of Delport informal settlement receive support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Desperate and vulnerable families from the Delport informal settlement recently received some much-needed help from local NGO Muslim Association of South Africa (MASA).<\/p>\n<p>The team, assisted by the Primrose police, donated food parcels to approximately 1 000 families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cDuring the handout, all precautionary measures announced by the government to prevent the spread of the virus were followed,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">ALSO READ:<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/255743\/ackermans-pharmacy-gives-back-to-the-community-during-covid-19-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ackermans Pharmacy gives back to the community during Covid-19 pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/255739\/bikers-aid-communities-in-need\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bikers aid communities in need<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMask wearing and social distancing were practised and no large numbers of people were allowed to gather.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead, community members were supplied with coupons with the specified time at which one member of the family should come and collect the food parcel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maome thanked everyone involved in making the handover a success.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>* Notice: Coronavirus reporting at Caxton Local Media aims to combat fake news<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Dear reader,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments. 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