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Weekend Argus reports that the widow of a police officer and her children, who were facing eviction from their Paarl home, can now breathe a sigh of relief.
Alvina Abrahams and her three children were four months behind with their rent. Her husband, David J Abrahams, who had worked for the Rapid Rail Police in Bellville, died of Covid-19 complications in September last year, and for the past eight months Alvina has been waiting for her husband’s pension payout. Following the Weekend Argus’s publication of the story, the pension payout has been fully paid and she also received her monthly spouse pension, which she is entitled to for the rest of her life. “I’ve got my money, thank you. Because of your article, I’ve got my money,” an excited Alvina said on Friday. She also revealed that she had had to sell some of her possessions, such as her car, to cover a month’s rent and so gain more time before the landlord evicted them. Not only were they facing eviction, but the family said they were also without food. Now, this is a matter of the past for the family. Government Pensions Administration Agency spokesperson Mack Lewele apologised to the Abrahams family for the delayed payout. He said that between them and the employer (SAPS), “this matter could have been handled better.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Velani Ludidi at Weekend Argus
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