Sassa
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
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
SASSA Gold Card deadline extended to 31 May
Postbank’s announcement comes after contradictory reports by SASSA and the Minister in the Presidency
News | 28 March 2025
SASSA explains why it paid grants to 75,000 dead people
Systems are being improved to solve the problem
News | 20 March 2025
Only one million grantees have so far switched to Postbank’s new card
Postbank says it’s issuing over 30,000 per day to get as many people swapped before the 20 March deadline
News | 18 March 2025
SASSA’s plans to shorten queues and improve grant payment system
About 1.4-million people still need to replace their SASSA cards before the deadline on Thursday
News | 14 March 2025
SASSA battling to find a permanent office in Khayelitsha
Agency plans to improve rented office space
Brief | 13 March 2025
Here’s how a disabled person spent their grant
We spent time with 31-year-old Khanyo Mantshi from Khayelitsha who says his grant falls short of his needs
News | 10 March 2025