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Covid-19 impact: Singer Mandebele surviving on 92-year-old mother's pension

Candy Tsa Mandebele [Photo: Courtesy]

South African singer, songwriter and actress Candy Tsa Mandebele Mokwena of the ‘Tsa Mandebele kids’ fame has opened up about her struggles to make ends meet during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Broke, battling type 2 diabetes - a condition that particularly makes her vulnerable to Covid-19, and with no source of income nor relief from Africa's most affected nation, Mandebele told TshisaLIVE that she has to remain indoors and depends on her 92-year-old mother for upkeep. “I have been so affected by the virus. There are no shows and we do not know when the president will announce that we can go perform again. There is no relief from the government. I applied for relief from the department of sports, arts and culture but haven't received anything. It is difficult,” said the Limpopo native.

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