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SASSA older persons
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SASSA grants: Older persons can collect from TODAY

Sassa social grants
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Daily SASSA updates: are the gold cards being replaced? [video]

SASSA
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SASSA grants: Beneficiaries can start collecting THIS WEEK

SASSA older persons
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SASSA grants: Older persons can collect from TODAY

Sassa social grants
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Daily SASSA updates: are the gold cards being replaced? [video]

SASSA
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SASSA grants: Beneficiaries can start collecting THIS WEEK

Budget Speech 2020 Tito Mboweni
Business & Finance

Budget Speech: Mboweni allocates a paltry R80 increase to old age grants

By Andrea Chothia26-02-2020 16:46

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has also, in his 2020 Budget Speech, promised a trifling R20 increase for child support grants.

sassa R350
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Sassa promises that all beneficiaries will be paid on time

By SAnews15-10-2019 18:42

On average SASSA disburses about R14.2 billion monthly to 17 million beneficiaries.

SASSA SRD grant
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Majority of R2 Billion recklessly spent by SASSA, finds Portfolio Committee

By Junie Sihlangu08-10-2019 17:20

SASSA accused of failing to meet the human and social needs of the poor.

sassa R350
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New social grant system hurts the elderly, study finds

By Ground Up04-10-2019 17:57

Report has found It’s more expensive to collect Sassa grants through the new system.

foster care
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DA calls out Social Development for failing foster care system

By Buhle Lindwa09-09-2019 09:13

Caregivers can’t apply for a financial life-line without a court order.

Sassa Sapo
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R68 million has been allocated to fight fraud at Sassa

By Buhle Lindwa01-08-2019 10:57

Lindiwe Zulu is closely monitoring and paying site visits to Sassa service points despite fraud, social grants will be paid.

sassa
News

Court orders SASSA to pay grants into accounts chosen by beneficiaries

By Ground Up29-11-2018 15:23

The applicants asked the court to respect the wishes of beneficiaries who elected to receive grant payments through EasyPay Everywhere (EPE) accounts held at Grindrod Bank and administered by Moneyline.

Sassa CARD SWAP SOCIAL GRANTS
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SASSA card swap: Government warns citizens could lose January 2019 grant

By SAnews12-11-2018 13:23

South Africans receiving social grants now have less than three weeks to swap their old SASSA cards for the new gold ones.

Sassa CARD SWAP SOCIAL GRANTS
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Sassa employees set to strike this week “on behalf of all beneficiaries”

By Luke Daniel08-10-2018 15:35

Sassa operations will be disrupted nationwide.

Post office
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Post Office delivers mixed bag for social grant recipients

By Ground Up04-10-2018 11:40

“We will die standing in this queue” says pensioner.

South African prisoners vote 2019 elections
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Should ex-offenders in South Africa get a resettlement grant?

By The Conversation02-10-2018 17:07

The grant proposal by the Department of Correctional Services is an innovative idea and should be taken seriously.

Sassa social grants
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Social grants: still glitches in payment system

By Ground Up02-10-2018 15:53

People in rural areas have to travel far to draw cash.

Mmusi Maimane Bathabile Dlamini Cyril Ramaphosa
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Mmusi Maimane gives ANC a one-week deadline to fire Bathabile Dlamini

By Tom Head28-09-2018 14:44

The clock is ticking. Mmusi Maimane has given the ANC an ultimatum over Bathabile Dlamini, as the DA wants her turfed out of office.

Sassa social grants
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Despite operational hiccups, Sassa says it’s ready for October payments

By Luke Daniel13-09-2018 09:42

Millions of South Africans rely on the social grants system operating smoothly.

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 sassa
News

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

By Ground Up24-01-2018 09:09

Minister says she was warned very late

Bathabile Dlamini ‘deliberately’ excluded special advisor from grants process
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Government paid SABC a whopping R500,000 to interview Bathabile Dlamini

By Tom Head18-01-2018 08:26

It’s a classic ANC move, here

Bathabile Dlamini NEC
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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.

Fewer poor infants receive grants in Western Cape and Gauteng
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Fewer poor infants receive grants in Western Cape and Gauteng

By Ground Up15-12-2017 16:30

12 million of 17.2 million social grants are for child support

Makhosi Khoza
News

Makhosi Khoza outlines her vision for SA politics: Would she get your vote in 2019?

By Tom Head23-11-2017 15:06

President Makhosi Khoza? Don’t rule anything out in politics…

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 NEC
News

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 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.

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