Man walks for close to three hours to get his Covid-19 grant but is turned away with no explanation
Lwazi Kolanisi from Town Two in Khayelitsha walked from his home to Blue Downs Post Office to collect his Covid-19 social relief of distress grant but was left hopeless.“It is a long walk to disappointment,” said Kolanisi who has been unemployed since 2017. “The R350 makes a lot of difference for me and nephew. I buy groceries and we eat once or twice a day so that they don’t run out quickly.”“They just send me away without explaining why the money is not there.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the reinstated grant until March next year following calls from civic organisations and political parties for the grant to be reinstated as the economic conditions of many remained unchanged or worsened. There is a post office branch in Khayelitsha closer to where Kolanisi lives but he does not go there.
Asked why he did not use his bank account where the money can be deposited, Kolanisi said a bank is not an option for him.
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