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31 ‘loan sharks’ arrested in possession of HUNDREDS of SASSA cards

Basic Income Grant ANC
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ANC says Basic Income Grant is on the cards

South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), KwaZulu-Natal, KZN, SASSA payment cards, beneficiaries’ cards, Sandy Godlwana, SASSA scam
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SASSA warns of SCAM where fake officials try to change payment cards

SASSA
Gauteng

31 ‘loan sharks’ arrested in possession of HUNDREDS of SASSA cards

Basic Income Grant ANC
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ANC says Basic Income Grant is on the cards

South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), KwaZulu-Natal, KZN, SASSA payment cards, beneficiaries’ cards, Sandy Godlwana, SASSA scam
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SASSA warns of SCAM where fake officials try to change payment cards

Bathabile Dlamini Sassa
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Bathabile Dlamini’s dodgy deals exposed as Sassa cancels CPS replacement

By Tom Head22-05-2018 20:55

Have you ever seen so much greed?

Sassa social grants
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Social grants: Sassa to be payed back R316m after court order

By Nic Andersen23-03-2018 15:11

Another twist in the long-running Social Grants saga. This time, it might actually be the first bit of good news since Bathabile Dlamini got reshuffled.

Bathabile Dlamini ‘deliberately’ excluded special advisor from grants process
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Bathabile Dlamini ‘deliberately’ excluded special advisor from grants process

By Ground Up04-02-2018 20:49

Minister gave clear instruction that the SASSA executive should not interfere

Bathabile Dlamini interview
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Bathabile Dlamini defends her decision to ignore legal advice

By Ground Up26-01-2018 16:32

She was advised in October 2016 to inform the Constitutional Court urgently that SASSA was not ready to take over the social grant payment system

bathabile dlamini sassa
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“I didn’t know SASSA would miss deadline” – Bathabile Dlamini

By Ground Up24-01-2018 09:09

Minister says she was warned very late

Dlamini Sassa Inquiry: Decepti
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Dlamini Sassa Inquiry: Deception, lies and masterful evasiveness

By Nic Andersen23-01-2018 11:43

Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini has been testifying as part of an inquiry into the Social Grants crisis. Her testimony hasn’t helped her case…

Bathabile Dlamini
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“Dlamini is determined to defy the Con Court” for illegal contract – DA

By Nic Andersen05-01-2018 12:08

The Democratic Alliance has commented on reports that Bathabile Dlamini will again extend the social grant contract with CPS.

treasury intervenes
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Treasury intervenes in SASSA v Post Office social grant deadlock

By Nic Andersen03-11-2017 10:21

After SASSA and the SA Post Office failed to come to an agreement over paying social grants, Treasury intervenes to find a solution.

Watch: Mmusi Maimane says no to ANC plans for land expropriation [video]
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“He’s turned Parliament into a sham” – Mmusi Maimane fumes at Zuma

By Tom Head02-11-2017 17:43

If you thought the EFF’s absence would calm things down a bit, you couldn’t be more wrong…

Post Office
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SASSA, post office in desperate bid to solve grants crisis

By Ground Up31-10-2017 15:30

The Post Office has countered SASSA’s claims that it can not take over the payment of social grants. Now, we have an even bigger mess…

I came home with R70 of my R1,140, says SASSA social grant beneficiary
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“I came home with R70 of my R1,140” – SASSA social grant beneficiary

By Ground Up27-10-2017 16:19

SASSA beneficiaries battle to get recourse for unexplained deductions

post office
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SASSA offers Post Office payment of social grants

By Ground Up19-10-2017 20:56

A deal could help revive South Africa’s postal service

bathabile dlamini sassa
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Sassa in hot water after failing to appear before Portfolio Committee on Social Development

By Siviwe Breakfast18-10-2017 18:44

Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini may find herself in hot water after failing to show up to a meeting with MPs on Wednesday. Dlamini was scheduled to appear before the Portfolio Committee on Social Development alongside officials from South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) but they were all a no-show. The committee issued a […]

Bathabile Dlamini
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Foster grants – Bathabile Dlamini’s next national embarrassment?

By Ground Up12-10-2017 15:24

Six years after ruling, huge backlogs persist as December court deadline looms

Bathabile Dlamini
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More SASSA controversy as new CEO is in business with Dlamini’s daughter. Report

By Nic Andersen21-07-2017 10:10

Dlamini is in the spotlight once again.

bathabile dlamini sassa
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South Africans surviving off social grants exceed those with jobs. Report

By Ezra Claymore21-06-2017 12:25

Well… nobody said which way they’re going to ‘radically transform’ the economy.

Read: Dlamini in trouble with
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Read: Dlamini in trouble with MPs over R3.5 mill ‘private security’ costs

By Nic Andersen16-05-2017 18:35

Another Dlamini disaster…

Read: SA Post Office may soon
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Read: SA Post Office may soon have a banking license

By Nic Andersen26-04-2017 16:50

Yes, you read that right…

mkhwebane
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Read: Public Protector announces it will investigate Sassa after social grant debarcle

By Nic Andersen18-03-2017 16:19

Things are only getting worse for minister Dlamini.

Watch: repentant Dlamini says
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Watch: repentant Dlamini says she’ll go without a fight if Zuma fires her [video]

By Ezra Claymore18-03-2017 10:23

All it took was a national outcry, public scorn and the Constitutional Court having to step in to get social development minister Bathabile Dlamini to start doing her job.

ANC corruption
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Madiba’s eldest granddaughter turns her back on the ANC

By Ezra Claymore17-03-2017 13:55

Ndileka Mandela has gone on record saying that the current trajectory of the ANC has made her lose faith in the ruling party.

South Africa’s grants debacle:
Opinion

South Africa’s grants debacle: about political trickery, not separation of powers

By The Conversation16-03-2017 15:31

South Africa’s social grants fiasco begs the question: was it orchestrated to undermine the judiciary and the constitution and hide sheer incompetence on the part of government?

Watch: ANC Women’s League rall
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Watch: ANC Women’s League rallies behind Dlamini despite Sassa disaster [video]

By Ezra Claymore16-03-2017 10:32

The ANCWL on the wrong side of the moral issue… again.

Zuma’s headed to parliament fo
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Zuma’s headed to parliament for 2017’s first Q&A and the opposition can’t wait

By Ezra Claymore16-03-2017 09:38

Bathabile Dlamini, Brian Molefe, the SABC, Prasa… so many topics to roast the president on, so little time.

#SASSAConCourt and the roast o
Lifestyle

#SASSAConCourt and the roast of Bathabile Dlamini. Social media’s got jokes

By Ezra Claymore15-03-2017 17:06

While minister of social development — for now — Bathabile Dlamini and Sassa are being roasted by the Constitutional Court, South Africans on social media were taking care of things on the outside.

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