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Home invasion victim Braam Blignault lost both his legs from wounds suffered during a home invasion and is waiting to die after contracting an infection and does not even have money for morphine to dull the pain. Young South African Braam Blignault lost both his legs since making this (english-language) video below.

He is now at home waiting to die, the state hospital has said they can do no more for him.

This family cannot afford health insurance and therefore they cannot afford the morphine he needs to stay comfortable and at least make the most of the time he has left with his wife and kids. He has an infection in his pelvis and a septic wound where the skin is too weak to be stitched together.

Braam and his family are now entirely dependent on donations and support from friends and family. Donations in South Africa can be sent to him at:

A.J Blignaut
Savings Account
Account number: 1350685583
Bank: Capitec
Bran
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Taxpayers have so far paid about R5.4 million on civil servants salaries who sit at home due to improper sickness or temporary disability leave in the past year and not doing any work at all. The largest amount of money was paid out by the Department of Environmental Affairs with a huge sum of R1,6 million.

The information was recently disclosed in parliamentary responses recently in response to a series of official questions asked by IFP MPs over a period of time. Barbara Creecy, Minister of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries, acknowledged that there are currently five employees at her department, on approved disability leave due to injury or illness. One of the officials has been suspended but is still receiving a salary. According to her, the department has so far paid out R1,6 million.

Network 24 reports that in the forestry department,three officials in the Eastern Cape and one in Limpopo also apply for extended sick leave or temporary
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