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People wait outside a post office in Durban. Most of them are there to check the status of their special Covid-19 grants, which provide R350 per monthPicture: GroundUp/Nokulunga Majola
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Post offices ‘overwhelmed’ with Covid-19 grant recipients

More than 1.3 million people have been approved for the special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant in KwaZulu-Natal, according to the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). This, however, has resulted in snaking queues…

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SOCIAL DISTANCING: By Wednesday afternoon there were still hundreds of people queuing to purchase groceries or collecting their social grants. Main Street was cordoned-off so people effectively filled the street in long lines, and many were not following social distancing regulation Picture: ROB KNOWLES
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Queuing during the pandemic

With hundreds of people descending on Port Alfred’s CBD to collect social grants or purchase groceries, Wednesday afternoon, many did not wear masks and were in contravention of the social distancing rules. Police appeared to be out in…

  • Rob Knowles