Ruben Mukhakwedzwa from Nzhelele in Limpopo spends R50 to travel to and from Louis Trichardt to collect his R350 Covid-19 grant. His local post office has not been able to pay him, he says.
When GroundUp visited the Makhado municipality post office in Louis Trichardt on Tuesday at 10 am, there was a long queue of people waiting for payment of their Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grants.
The journey to Louis Trichardt by bus costs him R25. He has to wake up at 4am to prepare for the trip. “I queued for the money at Elim post office twice but could only dream of being served so I decided to try this post office. I arrived at Makhado at 6.30am but have not been served. The queue is fast moving so I hope to be served today,” said Baloyi.Baloyi used to work at a restaurant in Elim but lost his job before the lockdown.
She said though she was scared of walking to the bus stop in the dark, on Tuesday she had left home by 4am and joined the queue at Makhado post office by 5am. She had not been served by 10.30am but was hoping she would receive her grant that day.
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