Members of the #TotalShutdownAlex movement were on the ground making sure people were keeping a physical distance as they queued outside the Pick n Pay.
Elderly grant recipients living in Alexandra township, north of Johannesburg, were up as early as 05.00am on Monday morning to get their monthly social grant payouts.
The South African Social Security Agency is issuing social grants to the elderly and disabled earlier than usual this month, while the country is under lockdown. Mthombeni said the social grant beneficiaries were cooperative as they educated them on the dangers of not keeping the appropriate physical distance. She said a few were still ignorant, but the movement tried to make them understand why they had to adhere to regulations set by the government in the fight against the coronavirus.
Busisiwe Mthembu arrived at the centre around 07.30am and was pleased to find that pensioners were given priority. She said when she woke up in the morning, she had been anxious that she would have to spend all day at the mall, but was relieved to find this was not the case.Mthembu, who has lived in Alex for more than 20 years, said she noticed that some residents were not taking the virus seriously.
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