The COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant – also known as the R350 grant – is expected to be extended to the end of March 2024. This as government continues to consider options for a replacement for the grant with no decision taken yet on how the replacement will be financed. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced the extension of the grant during his presentation of the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon. “The SRD grant was introduced in May 2020 as a temporary measure to respond to the needs of the most vulnerable, who were affected by [COVID-19 induced] lockdown measures. It has been extended several times since then. Discussions on the future of the grant are ongoing and involve very difficult trade-offs and financing decisions,” he said. As a result of the extension of the SRD grants, other social grants – such as old age grants and disability grants – will increase lower than inflation. According to Treasury, the SRD grant is ex
The UEFA Champions League Final will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. The kick-off time is 21:00 CET (22:00 local time).
The Atatürk Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the largest stadium in Turkey and has a capacity of 76,991. The stadium was built in 1989 and was renovated in 2004. It has hosted a number of major international football matches, including the UEFA Champions League Final in 2005 and the FIFA World Cup Final in 2002.
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