'We have been here since 04:30': Pensioners wait in the rain to renew their Sassa cards | News24

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Huddled together trying to keep warm and out of the rain Cheryl Whitaker and her mom sits outside the Grassy Park Civic Centre waiting for their turn to be helped. | ThePeoplesPost

The duo made an early start to their day, waiting from 04:30 so that they hopefully could be first in line to renew a Sassa card.

Jean Daniel from Steenberg says she had been to two different post offices to renew her Sassa card that expired a month ago but the queues were too long. She then heard she may be assisted at the Grassy Park Civic Centre. Doris Patience from Retreat, who had been waiting in the queue since 04:30, questioned why they had to stand and wait so long to be assisted.

Caasiem continues: “Every time we come to a place then they want to be rude with big people, I mean it is not on.

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