Sassa
Water outage stops SASSA office processing grants
Social grant beneficiaries were turned away from the Zwide office in PE on Tuesday due to a burst pipe
Brief | 14 October 2020
Backlog of over 19,000 disability grant applications since lockdown
SASSA says it will prioritise cases through appointments
Brief | 2 October 2020
Foster parents paid after “technical glitch”
About 6,000 grants were paid late in the Eastern Cape
Brief | 17 September 2020
Foster parents distraught after not receiving grants this month
6,000 grants not paid due to “technical glitch”
News | 11 September 2020
Hundreds queue outside post office for Covid-19 grants
Dozens more people plan to spend Wednesday night outside the KwaNobuhle mall to be first in line tomorrow
News | 12 August 2020
Long queues for Covid-19 relief grants
Post Office urges people to wait for an SMS confirming funds are available
News | 14 July 2020
SASSA applicants camped outside Mdantsane office
“I noticed that most people getting served were those who had camped here the night before, so I decided to join them”
Brief | 27 May 2020
SASSA applicants brave cold and rain to queue for help
SASSA says it’s only accepting online applications for the Covid-19 Relief Grant
News | 26 May 2020
“I slept outside SASSA for two days with my child” says mom desperate for help
The line outside the offices in Long Street has been snaking for days
Photos by Ashraf Hendricks
News | 21 May 2020