Articles for Marecia Damons
210,000 social grant beneficiaries flagged for not disclosing income
They will not receive payments until they verify their income with SASSA
Brief | 28 May 2025
Budget: Changes ahead for R370-a-month SRD grant
And National Treasury sets new conditions for other grants
News | 21 May 2025
Government starts review of social grants payment system
Review is planned over a nine-month period, but activists want it done “urgently”
News | 20 May 2025
Grant to prevent malnutrition is in limbo
Cabinet has concerns about Maternal Support Grant
News | 19 May 2025
Lottery underspends R720-million allocated for grants
Auditor-General find lots of problems, as the institution battles to recover from over a decade of mismanagement and corruption
Parliament | 14 May 2025
Plan to use properties owned by City of Cape Town for homeless project
Streetscapes is fundraising to buy seven inner-city units to expand its reintegration programme
News | 12 May 2025
We visited SASSA offices. Here’s what we found
People waiting in long queues told us their frustrations
By Marecia Damons and Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 7 May 2025
Thousands of SASSA grants to be withheld this week
Affected beneficiaries must visit a SASSA office to update their details, or risk having their grants being suspended
Brief | 6 May 2025
Presumed guilty! Years in prison awaiting trial
Goodwood prison massively overcrowded, judge’s report finds
News | 5 May 2025