The decline in living standards has occurred despite the extension of social grants to two million more recipients in the past five years.
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In a country with 55 million people, 34 million are going without some of the basic necessities, like housing, transport, food, heating and proper clothing. (Photo/Willem van Valkenburg/Flickr).