The 68-page report, “‘This Government is Failing Me Too’: South Africa Compounds Legacy of Apartheid for Older People,” details the government’s failure to effectively carry out the Older Persons Act, a post-apartheid law that guarantees the rights of older people and provides for community- and home-based care and support services. These services would enable older people to continue to live in their own homes with the support they are entitled to.
The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation has requested that alarms be installed at pedestrian crossings, in order to assist blind people cross busy roads. At present, no such system exists in the Kingdom.