Articles for Marecia Damons

SASSA extends Postbank’s contract by three months

The agreement, which governs how millions of grants are paid, was supposed to lapse on 30 September

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News | 2 October 2025

Judge dismisses Postbank’s attempt to keep social grants contract

Postbank “created its own urgency” by waiting until September to bring the application, the Gauteng High Court ruled. It has known since 2024 that the contract would be terminated this month.

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News | 29 September 2025

Court battle over the end of Postbank’s agreement with SASSA

Postbank argues that ending its contract could have “severe consequences” for millions of social grant beneficiaries

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News | 25 September 2025

SASSA says it has fixed most of its audit problems but gaps remain

About R140‑million was paid to deceased beneficiaries over three years

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News | 11 September 2025

New deadline for phase-out of SASSA Gold Cards

About 450,000 people still need to switch to Postbank’s Black Card

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News | 3 September 2025

SASSA assures Parliament grants will be paid when Postbank contract ends

The service agreement between SASSA and Postbank ends on 30 September

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News | 28 August 2025

Grant beneficiaries confused by funeral policy deductions

SASSA’s system allows insurance companies to make deductions from social grants

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News | 28 August 2025

SASSA to bring in biometrics for all social grant applications from September

The plan is to curb fraud and speed up processes

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Brief | 27 August 2025

Hundreds of judgments are still late

And the late judgments list is also late

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Brief | 29 July 2025

Delays in grant payments: here is what SASSA is doing to fix the problem

Steps taken to improve service as the agency ramps up its review on beneficiaries suspected of having undisclosed incomes

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News | 14 July 2025

Police watchdog probes disappearance of Nigerian immigrant during TV show

Silas Ani was last seen unconscious during a “drug raid” by police and Sizok’thola presenter Xolani Khumalo in April

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News | 3 July 2025

Late judgments have increased. Here’s what’s being done to fix the problem

The Chief Justice plans a full rollout of Court Online for civil matters by 2026 to reduce backlogs

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News | 26 June 2025

MPs not impressed with new SASSA verification process

Treasury may withhold funds if SASSA does not meet its conditions

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News | 19 June 2025

Social grants go unpaid as beneficiaries struggle with SASSA’s system

Activists say they get dozens of complaints weekly about the online verification process

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News | 12 June 2025

Postbank has yet to apply for a banking licence

Why Postbank made everyone change to a Black card, and then suddenly did a U-turn

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News | 7 June 2025

Cabinet sent basic income grant plan back to the drawing board

Meanwhile the Department of Social Development will ask for another extension of the Social Relief of Distress grant, MPs told

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News | 5 June 2025