South Africa: Older People Lack Basic Care, Support

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Nozala Ndoyana, 84, in front of her home in Gwaba village, Eastern Cape, where she spends more than 12 hours a day alone when her daughter goes to work. © 2023 Taurai Maduna/Human Rights Watch South Africa is failing to provide hundreds of thousands of older people access to basic care and support services. The cumulative impact of racial discrimination under apartheid still affects older people today, and government policies are compounding this legacy. The government should carry out the Older Persons Act, which guarantees the rights of older people and provides for…

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