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News

Landmark study shows how child grants empower women

Sassa national network failure affects millions of grants

Govt finalising proposals for basic income grant, says minister

Crime

Police arrest driver of luxury car with 70 Sassa cards

NSFAS apologises, confirms R350 grant will not affect funding

Daily news update: Grant payment dates, hailstorm batters Gauteng, Sars unit for rich tax-dodgers

Sassa grant payment dates for March 2021

Ipid probe conduct over water cannons use on Sassa beneficiaries

Bathabile Dlamini’s pension not withheld for political reasons – state attorney

Cele warns of action against ‘imbalanced behaviour’ by cops in dealing with rule breakers

‘No way the very poor will stay healthy on R350 a month’ – Black Sash

R350 grant recipients don’t have to reapply, says Sassa

Zulu pledges Sassa support for families after kids fell into hole in Cape Town

Crime

Six arrested as Cape Town police seize over 600 Sassa, bank cards

WATCH: Police shouldn’t have used water cannons on Sassa beneficiaries, says Cele

Zulu planning to visit Bellville Sassa offices as water cannon probe continues

Sassa Eastern Cape boss suspended over sexual harassment allegations

EXPLAINED: How Sassa grants will be paid from February

Crime

Two arrested after fraudulent Sassa grant application

Western Cape police to investigate use of water cannons on Sassa applicants

SAHRC urge Sassa, City of Cape Town to reopen community halls to ease queues

Temporary disability grant applicants sleeping outside Sassa offices in Bellville

‘We should have planned better,’ says Zulu on Sassa grants scramble in Bellville

Crime

Upington ‘mashonisa’ arrested over possession of Sassa cards

Committee calls on municipalities to assist with Sassa payouts

Human rights group calls for temporary disability grants extension until backlog fixed

Crime

KZN doctor arrested in alleged Sassa disability grant scam, after 2 years on the run

Courts

Woman accused of defrauding Sassa of over R7m granted bail

Sassa extends period to change payment method for R350 grant

Left in the lurch by Sassa’s failure to pay disability grants

Crime

Sassa says it is winning the fight against fraud

Courts

Sassa clerk, boyfriend sentenced for defrauding agency of R1.2m

Sassa introduces payment method changes for Covid-19 grant

Crime

Three ‘hackers’ arrested for allegedly conspiring to steal money from Sassa

News

Sassa grant payments to start on 3 August with older persons

News

Sassa begins double payments on outstanding R350 grant

News

Virus stops Sassa processing new disability grant applications

Sassa queues finally see some improvements

New hope for those denied relief grant

Sassa announces payment date changes for July

News

Sassa says rejected R350-grant applications did not meet requirements

SACP wants Sassa’s R350 grant to be made permanent

Sassa KZN closes offices after positive Covid-19 cases

DA slams Sassa for ‘bragging’ about paying ‘2% of grant beneficiaries’

Around 7,000 beneficiaries have received R350 grant in KZN – Sassa

Nearly 50% of R350 grant applications were duplicates – Sassa

75,000 applications for R350 social grant have been processed – Sassa

SASSA workers reportedly sitting at home while people queue for help

Zulu’s department labelled ‘shameful’ after ‘only 10 people’ get unemployment grant

City of Joburg to manage food parcels electronically and limit distribution

News

Elderly brave long lines to register for Sassa grants, most of them in vain

News

Sassa regional offices, head office reopen but local offices only open on Monday

News

‘We are just trying to survive’ – Durban grant recipient in long line for vital Sassa pay

Sassa resolves grant payment glitch as post office unveils first cashless grant ATM

DA says Zulu must open Sassa offices or risk going to court

Pick n Pay extends shopping times for pensioners and Sassa grant beneficiaries

DA calls on Sassa to open all offices to speed up unemployment grant applications

How to apply for the R350 Covid-19 social relief of distress grant

Zulu says death of young Sassa official proof ‘we are at war’ with Covid-19

Limpopo businesses also want to distribute Sassa food parcels

Civil society ‘delighted’ over increased social grants

Parent company moves to put Cash Paymaster Services into business rescue

Petition to increase child grant gets nearly 600,000 signatures, but others say no way

Western Cape govt calls for Sassa to reopen some offices amid food protests

‘People are looking all over for food’ in CT as hunger leads to protests, looting

Courts

CPS being sued again over ‘R1bn hidden’ Sassa profit

Sassa changes payout days after lockdown pay crush

Family of deceased Pimville Sassa pensioner clarifies how she died

Govt addresses distancing, long queues at Sassa collection points

Long queues for Sassa grant beneficiaries expose them to infection – Black Sash

Pensioners queue for hours to receive grants in the middle of a pandemic

Lindiwe Zulu denies child grant payments will be increased during Covid-19

‘My grandkids have no food to eat’ – some disappointed after pension still empty at NMB pay point

Social grants: Two beneficiaries die on first day of payment under lockdown

Social grant payouts go smoothly in Tembisa, but physical distancing a challenge