KZN social welfare MEC calls on beneficiaries to avoid queues after pensioner dies in line

KwaZulu-Natal pensioner Thembisile Njapha collapsed and died while waiting in a social grant queue at the Hammarsdale Post Office, outside Pietermaritzburg, on MondayKwaZulu-Natal MEC for social development Nonhlanhla Khoza has called on grant recipients to collect social grants at a time when there are shorter queues at pay points.

“We want to assure our people they will all get their pensions. There is no need for all of them to rush to banks, retailers or cash points to collect their grants as payments will remain in their accounts. A grant beneficiary can collect at any suitable time to avoid jostling in long queues,” Khoza said.

“We regret the passing away of a grant beneficiary while in the queue. This incident occurred on the first day of pension payouts to the elderly and people with disabilities. It's a very sad incident,” said Khoza.

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