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The contents of a fridge where a man was rescued last week after he injured himself in a bad fall and became incapable of caring for himself. (Photo: Lyse Comins)

Abuse of senior citizens an unspoken shame in South Africa

Emigration, poverty and unemployment are contributing to the neglect, abandonment and economic abuse of senior citizens

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read