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Families of SA bus accident victims receive social and psychological support

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Government has dispatched a twenty-member team of professionals in social development and psychology to assess and provide immediate assistance to the families of the 45 victims of the bus accident that happened near Mamatlakala in South Africa.

Deputy Director, Social Development in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Ellen Kgotlhang explained earlier today during a kgotla meeting in Molepolole that the purpose of the team is to provide an inclusive shock response and social protection services, including psychological support.

She said the team has already assessed 31 households. From these assessment, they have registered 280 household members.

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