On Monday, social relief of distress (SRD) beneficiaries formed long queues at Redhill post office in Durban.
They complained about a lack of physical distancing and people jumping the queue, GroundUp reported.
Bonakele Mkhize, from Inanda, said she was so excited when she received an SMS confirming that the R350 grant she applied for a few weeks back had been approved.
“I couldn’t wait to get to the post office and collect my money, but I wasn’t expecting a long queue. I arrived around 9am and went home empty-handed,” said Mkhize.
She said that the queue was so long that people were reserving spaces for other people. When it was time to enter the post office, chaos broke out. The police had to be called and the post office closed early.