Sassa
Snaking queue for Covid grants in Soweto
“I heard the government extended the grant for three months, but I am still waiting for my first payment to be approved”
By Mosa Damane
News | 22 October 2020
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