GovChat, the official citizen engagement platform of the South African government since 2018, has been helping South Africans navigate health and risk assessment virtually in the time of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Picture: Supplied
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The platform, accessible via WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, provides information on public representatives (including ward councillors and traditional leaders), finding the closest Covid-19 testing station, Covid-19 test results, the location of the closest public facility such as home affairs, police station or health clinic, and recently added a feature that provides information about the special social relief grant.
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