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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)
ELDER ABUSE HOTLINE SOUTH AFRICA

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

  • Lyse Comins
6 min read