The line outside the offices in Long Street has been snaking for days as fewer staff are now expected to attend to even more people who need assistance.
It’s a cold and overcast day in Cape Town’s city centre where over 100 people have joined the queue snaking around the Sassa offices in Long Street.
There were also a few people sleeping near the entrance. This is not a strange sight outside Sassa as many often camp outside the offices for the night in a bid to be one of the first to be served the next day. The 19-year-old single mom said that while she was given an application inside on Wednesday, she was sent to the police station to get an affidavit. She returned on Thursday to submit her documents but had to join the queue once again, with little prospect of being helped by the time we left.
Nkone said he is unemployed and, should their grant be approved, it would be the only means to feed their child. He suggested that Sassa have separate lines for people who were there to submit forms and another for first-time applicants who would take longer to serve.
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